Coronavirus: Licensing updates

As of 24 March 2020, the Licensing Reception will be closed until further notice. 

During this time any paperwork can be emailed or posted to us.  Please remember to include a contact telephone number.

For taxi and private hire applications and queries please email to taxi.licensing@derby.gov.uk

We will post out any plates, badges etc to the drivers home address and where possible paperwork will be emailed out.

For all other licensing applications and queries please email licensing@derby.gov.uk

Information for businesses during COVID-19 lockdown

General information

• Information from central government on which businesses can and cannot open
• Information from central government on Coronavirus
• Central Government - local restriction tiers: What you need to know

Animal activity licence

• Central Government information for animal activities

Caravan sites

• Central Government information for caravan and park home owners

Skin Piercing Businesses

• Central Government national restrictions from 5 November 2020

Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificates

• Central Government - national restrictions from 5 November 2020
• Central Government - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
• Central Government - restaurants, pubs and cafes to provide a food takeaway service to be extended to 23 March 2022
• Central Government - Check if your nightclub, dance hall or adult entertainment business is eligible for a coronavirus grant due to national restrictions. If you are eligible then you need to go to the Derby City Council Business Financial Support page.
• Central Government - Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities.
• Central Government - Support for pubs that predominantly serve alcohol rather than food throughout the festive period

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue information

• Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service information leaflet Advice to businesses when returning to work

‌Gambling premises

• Central Government national restrictions from 5 November 2020

House to house collections

‌Whilst regulations do not appear to prevent door to door collections, you will need to have risk assessed what you are doing and have appropriate controls in place to:

• restrict contact with the public
• ensure that the collectors are able to maintain a high degree of personal hygiene and are not putting themselves at risk

It is advisable to put measures in place, such as requesting bags of clothes are only left outside for collection if the household:

• is in good health
• do not have symptoms
• are not self-isolating

As a company, you have a duty to your collectors who will need appropriate Personal Protection Equipment and possibly a means of being able to wash and dry their hands when gloves need replacing. This can be as simple as a plastic container of appropriately mixed water.

It is advisable that they also carry antibacterial wipes so that they can regularly clean and disinfect hand contact points in the vehicles they are using.

Permits for street collections and leaflet distribution

‌Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing measures that have been introduced in the City Centre, we are not currently accepting applications for street collections and leaflet distribution permits for dates up to and including the 31 December 2020. This will be reviewed regularly and may need to be extended.

We will accept applications with supporting documentation for future dates and provisionally allocate you a booking slot. However, we will not issue the permit until closer to the time and we reserve the right to not issue the permit if there are continuing concerns related to the pandemic.