Licences and Street Trading
The Council is responsible for the licensing of a wide variety
of activities. These include the supply of alcohol, public
entertainment, cinemas, taxis, street collections, pet shops,
street trading and many more.
The aim of the Council is to achieve, through the licensing
process, a high standard of public safety and animal welfare and to
prevent nuisance. To help ensure that this happens, the
Council also imposes conditions/restrictions on licence holders
which we enforce by inspection and investigation of complaints.
The licensing team works closely with the Police, Fire Brigade,
Building Control and Environmental Health Officers to ensure that
public safety is maintained.
Details of applications received under the Licensing Act 2003
are available on the
Public Access website.
Licences and permits dealt with by the Licensing Service
include:
Licenses and permits issued by the Council, but NOT by
Licensing Services:
Licenses and permits NOT issued by the Council:
- Door Supervisors
Doorsafe Bath ceased to register and train door personnel from 1
June 2004 and the responsibility passed to the Security Industry
Authority (SIA). It is an offence for any person to
work as a door supervisor without being registered with the
SIA.
Contact details:
Telephone: 08702 430100
Email: info@the-sia.org.uk
Website: www.the-sia.org.uk
- Game Dealers
From 1 August 2007 the Regulatory Reform (Game)
Order 2007 removed the existing licence requirements for the game
trade. This means that you no longer need a Council licence
(or an Excise Licence from the Post Office) in order to deal in
game.
Further information is available on our Game
Dealers webpage.
- Pedlars
Pedlar certificates are issued by the local police on satisfaction
of certain criteria by the applicant.
Please contact the local police on 0845 456 7000 if you require a
certificate.
What
is a pedlar?
Licensing is part of the Public Protection Service
Public Protection Service Charter
Public
Protection - What We Do
Your feedback is important to us.
Please take the time to answer the Public Protection Online Survey
Complaints
The Council will investigate complaints against licensed
premises. All complaints must be put in writing. In the
first instance, complainants will be encouraged to raise the
complaint directly with the licensee or business concerned.
The Council may initially arrange a mediation meeting to address,
clarify and try to resolve the issues of concern. This
process will not override the right of an Interested Party to ask
the Council to consider their representation at a hearing, or for
any licence holder to decline to participate in a mediation
meeting.
We have made the information on these web pages as
comprehensive as possible. However, in attempting to simplify
the law, certain requirements have been omitted. Full details
of what you must do are in the relevant legislation.
Laws can and do change. Information was accurate when
produced, but may have changed since. We must advise that
only the Courts can give an authoritative opinion on statute
law.
