Special beauty treatment licence application

Includes forms 2, 3 and 3a - forms to be filled in depending on the professional body to which you belong.

Download the: Special treatment licence application form

Form 2 - application for exemption from special treatments licence

This exemption application form is for members of accepted Professional Bodies that want to administer special treatments in this borough. Exemptions will only be granted for authorised treatments to bona fide members of the bodies listed

Download the: Application for exemption from special treatments licence form

Accepted exempt professional bodies

Download a list of the professional bodies considered exempt (.pdf, 641.6kB)from the need for a special treatments licence.

Some beauty treatments require a special licence. If you operate a special treatment premises in Brent, you may require a special treatment premises licence from us. Special treatments include: massage, manicure, acupuncture, tattooing, cosmetic piercing, chiropody, light, vapour, sauna or other baths. See a full list of special treatments. This list is not exhaustive.

Licence applications

An application for a renewal, variation or new licence must be submitted 35 days before treatments are first offered/advertised (or an existing licence is due to expire) together with:

the fees
qualification certificates
the results of a Criminal Records Check for all named persons on the application

Licences remain in force for one year.

During the assessment process the fire service is consulted, criminal records results are considered, every qualification certificate received is checked for authenticity and an inspection of the premises is carried out for all new and high risk premises.

Important notice

Special Treatment Licence applications without the appropriate Training Certificates will not be accepted by this department.

If applications are not received with the appropriate documents your licence application will be returned to you. If this occurs and your current licence expires, you will be trading without a Special Treatment Licence and in accordance with the legislation, enforcement action will be taken if you are found to be administering or advertising treatments.

Please be advised that any amendments to the Licence prior to its next renewal will be deemed as a Variation of your licence which will incur an additional fee per application.

A variation application will need to be submitted with this additional cost

Risk categories

Special treatments have been categorised by the Council according to their potential risk of harm to the client and/or practitioner.

Category	Special treatment type
Exhibition	Special Treatment Exhibitions
A	Laser, Intense Pulse Light
B	Acupressure, Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Body-piercing, Massage, Semi-permanent make-up, Shiatsu, Tattooing
C	Beauty treatments, Chiropody, Electrolysis, Floatation, Pedicure, Reflexology, Sauna, Sunbeds
D	Manicure, Ear-piercing, Nose-piercing

Eligibility criteria

We may refuse an application for a licence on any of the following grounds:

The premises is not structurally suitable for the purpose
There is a likelihood of a nuisance being caused in the area due to the premises
The premises is not managed by a fit and proper person
The persons giving the treatments are not suitably qualified
The premises was or is being improperly conducted
The premises does not have satisfactory means of lighting, sanitation and ventilation
The means of heating the premises is not safe
Precautions against fire on the premises is not satisfactory
The safety of the equipment being used is not satisfactory
The safety of the treatment being given is not satisfactory
Suitable means of escape in case of fire is not provided
Suitable means for fire fighting are not provided
You have been convicted of an offence
You have failed to comply with the law

Useful guidelines

Laser and intense pulse light guidance (.pdf, 29.7kB)
Conditions for all premises offering laser or intense pulse light (.pdf, 9.2kB)
Clinical waste guidance (.pdf, 130.2kB)
Body piercing guidelines (.pdf, 49.4kB)
Infection control guidance (.pdf, 584.4kB)

Full list of special treatments
Acupressure Acupuncture Anthroposphical Medicine Aromatherapy Ayurvedic Medicine Beading Bio Skin Jetting Body Massage Body Piercing Body Talk Bowen Technique Champissage Chiropody/Podiatry (If state registered, a licence is not required) Chiropractic (If state registered, a licence is not required) Colour Therapy Detox Box Dry Needling Electrolysis (Hair Removal) Advanced Electrolysis (Moles, Warts, Skin Tags) Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Endermologie Facials (inc peels) Facial Steamers Fairbane Method/Tangent Method Faradism Fish Therapy Floatation Tank	Foot Detox Freeway-Cer Galvanism Grinberg Method Gyratory Massage Halotherapy/Speliotherapy High Frequency Holistic Massage Hot Air Massage Hydrotherapy Indian Head Massage Infra Red Ken Eyerman Technique Kirilian Photography Korean Hand Therapy Lasers/Intense Pulse Light Lumi Lift/Lumi Facials Manicures Manual Lymphatic Drainage Marma Therapy Meta Aromatherapy Metamorphic Technique Micro Current Therapy (Non surgical face lifts) Microdermal Anchors Micropigmentation Moxibustion N.A.E.T (Namripad Allergy Elimination Technique) Nail Extensions No Hands Massage Osteomyology Osteopathy (If state registered, a licence is not required) Oxygen Therapy - (Oxygen Bars only) Pedicure	Physiotherapy (If state registered, a licence is not required) Polarity Therapy Qi Gong Reflexology Reiki (if carried out in conjunction with massage) Rolfing Sauna Scenar Therapy Sclerotherapy (By Medical Practitioners Only) Semi Permanent Make Up Shiatsu Spa Sports/Remedial Massage Steam Room/Bath Stone Therapy Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) Tattoo Removal Tattooing Temptooing Thai Massage Thalassatherapy Therapeutic/Holistic Massage Thermo Auricular Therapy (Hopi Ear Candle) (If carried out with a facial massage) Trichology (If carried out with a head massage) Tui-Na Ultra Sonic Ultra Violet Tanning (Sunbeds)