Massage and Special Treatment Licensing

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If you offer Massage or Special Treatments to members of the public, you will need a licence under the Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985 from the Local Authority. This licence is renewable annually from the date of issue..

Licensable treatments include:

Full body massage
Part body massage
Electric treatment
Radiant heat, light or electric vapour treatment
Sauna or other baths for therapeutic treatment
UV tanning equipment including sunbeds and sun showers
Laser and/or Intense Pulse Light (IPL) treatment using Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers

Apply for a Licence

To apply for a licence, please complete the relevant application forms below:

A copy of the completed application must be sent to Nottinghamshire Police for comment.

In the case of Laser and IPL licensing, you will need to provide additional information including:

Treatment protocol
Local rules
Risk assessment and register of authorised users
Evidence of authorised user training including Core of Knowledge certificates
A plan of the premises
A copy of the public liability insurance

The current fees are available at the following link.

Regulatory Fees

Licence Conditions

Once we have received both your application form and fee, an Environmental Health Officer will arrange to carry out an inspection of your premises to check compliance with the licence conditions.

The licence conditions are in four parts. The conditions applied to your licence will depend on the licensable treatments offered within the establishment.

If you have questions about Massage and Special Treatment Licensing including compliance with the conditions, please contact us at