Massage and special treatments

If you own or manage a premises in the borough which offer any of the following treatments, you will need to apply for a licence (although there are some exemptions - please download the information pack for further details):

• massage
• manicure
• pedicure
• facials
• nail extensions
• acupuncture
• tattooing
• body piercing
• cosmetic piercing
• chiropody
• laser/intense pulse light (IPL)
• light, electric or other special treatments of a like kind such as sun beds, vapour, sauna or other baths.

To apply for a licence to operate as a special treatment practitioner, please download the information pack on the right (an application form is contained within the pack).