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Sexual entertainment venues

How to apply for a license for a sexual entertainment venue.

Renewing your licence

You must renew your licence every year before it expires.

Only licences holder or their agent can renew a licence, but new operators can take over the licence with a transfer application.

Applications must follow our rules of procedure and the requirements for renewal in schedule 3 of the 1982 Act.

Document

Renew your licence online

To apply online you must pay the correct fee by credit or debit card.

Displaying notice

Applicants must display notice in a local newspaper circulating the area where the premises is located at least once and within 7 days of the date the application was submitted.

The same notice must also be displayed on the premises for 21 days from the date we receive the application.

Download public notice template (DOC, 12KB)

Find out more about renewing by post

Published: 20 January 2021

Last updated: 13 December 2024