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Special treatment premises licences

If you run an establishment for special treatments in the City of Westminster, you may require a licence for your premises.

If you run an establishment for special treatments in the City of Westminster, you may require a licence for your premises issued by us under the provisions of Schedule II of the London Local Authorities Act 1991.

Part II Section 4 of the London Local Authorities Act 1991 defines a special treatment premises as: " Any premises used, intended to be used or represented as being used for the reception massage, manicure, acupuncture, tattooing, cosmetic piercing, chiropody, light, electric, vapour, sauna or other baths or treatments of a like kind."

This list is not exhausted and is updated from time to time. An A-Z list of treatments and therapies has been produced which will help you identify whether a treatment is licensable. If a treatment does not appear on the list, it does not mean that it is not a special treatment. It may just mean that no assessment has been made on that treatment yet. 

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A-Z of Special Treatments
A-Z of Special Treatments PDF, 759.38 KB, 64 pages

There are some circumstances where premises will be exempted from needing a special treatment premises licence.

There is a list of bodies and health practitioners that are exempt under the London Local Authorities Act 1991/2000 which can be viewed here.

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LSTWG Exemption List December 2021
LSTWG Exemption List December 2021 PDF, 272.3 KB, 12 pages

Published: 14 January 2021

Last updated: 27 March 2024