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Licensing

Taxis

I wish to become a taxi driver. What should I do?

Contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270 and an information pack will be sent to you or download a Hackney Carriage Driver's application or Private Hire Vehicle Driver's application. You will also need to complete the convictions policy, DVLA mandate, Medical certificate, CRB application.

I want to run a taxi service within the district, do I need a licence?

To run a service you will require either a Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence or a Private Hire Vehicle Licence. Only people who are licensed as drivers may drive such vehicles. Before committing yourself to a particular purchase, you should contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270 or download an Operators application form.

I wish to make a complaint about a taxi driver/company. What should I do?

Please contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270 to register your complaint.

Street Collections

I want to hold a charitable street collection within the district, what should I do?

Bridgnorth District Council controls street collections and permits. For further details contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270 or download a street collection application form.

Licensing Act 2003

I think I may need to licence my premises and personnel under the above Act. How do I go about this?

A general guide to the Licensing Act 2003 is available on this web site. For further information, contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270.

Lotteries

Advice for society and local authority lotteries, May 2007

This advice provides a general guide to the main principles and requirements of lotteries law as contained in the Gambling Act 2005 which repeals the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976. It is primarily intended as advice for large society and local authority lotteries promoted under licence from the Gambling Commission, ("the Commission").

The advice is not comprehensive or a binding interpretation of the law and anyone intending to run a lottery should refer to the Gambling Act 2005 ("The Act") and if necessary seek independent legal advice to ensure that they conform to the law before proceeding. Separate advice has been issued to local authorities in respect of small society lotteries under their jurisdiction.

The Act introduces a new regulator for all gambling (except the National Lottery and spread betting) in Great Britain, the Gambling Commission. It also introduces a new licensing regime for society and local authority lotteries and a registration system for small society lotteries.

The Act creates two broad classes of lottery; first large society lotteries and lotteries run for the benefit of local authorities which will be licensed by the Gambling Commission, and secondly exempt lotteries, including small society lotteries which will be registered with licensing authorities (local authorities).

The Commission does not regulate the National Lottery, which continues to be regulated by the National Lottery Commission under separate legislation.

The Act has three licensing objectives which underpin the functions that the Commission and licensing authorities will perform. These objectives are central to the new regulatory regime created by the Act. They are:

• preventing gambling from being a source of crime and disorder, being associate with crime and disorder, or being used to support crime
• ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
• protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling

The Gambling Act allows for a general relaxation of lottery law, in particular it:

• relaxes the limits on the percentage of proceeds that may be applied to expenses or prizes
• allows rollovers of the prize fund from one lottery to another
• allows for the sale of tickets by an automated process
• removes the maximum price for a lottery ticket

Small Lotteries

From 1st September 2007 the Gambling Act 2005 replaced the provisions of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 and from that date those Societies registered with us under the 1976 Act were automatically registered under the new 2005 Act.

The Act defines a small society lottery with the definition breaking down into two distinct areas:

Society status - the society in question must be 'non-commercial'.

Size of lottery - the total value of tickets to be put on sale per single lottery must be £20,000 or less, or the aggregate value of tickets to be put on sale for all their lotteries in a calendar year must not exceed £250,000. If the operator plans to exceed either of these values then they will be classed as a large lottery operator, and must be licensed with the Gambling Commission instead.

The promoting society of a small society lottery must, throughout the period during which the lottery is promoted, be registered with a licensing authority. The licensing authority with which a small society lottery is required to register must be in the area where their principal office is located. If a licensing authority believes that a society's principal office is situated in another area, it should inform the society and the other authority as soon as possible.

There are fees applicable for this process:

Small Lottery Registration

Occasion on which fee may be payable	Fee
Grant	£40.00
Annual Fee	£20.00

Documents to download

Application form

To download the application form, right-mouse button over the relevant application form link and choose ' Save Target As...' , you will then be able to save the application form in the appropriate place on your computer and complete the form offline at your leisure.

• Lottery application form

Further information

• Lottery statement of return form 
• Lottery guidance notes
• Gambling Commission Lottery Licence

General

I am unsure whether activities that I am planning to carry out require a licence, how can I get further information?

We are responsible for issuing a wide range of licences. Contact the Licensing Team on 01746 713270. They will be able to advise you as to whether a licence may be needed. You will also be referred to other agencies that you may have to consult with. You can also book an appointment with the Licensing Team online.