Environmental Health fees

Fees and charges from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Acupuncture, ear piercing, electrolysis and tattooing

Apply for a licence for tattooing, ear-piercing, electrolysis and acupuncture

Title	Fee	VAT
Tattooist registration	£310.70	Not applicable
Tattooist registration for each additional operator	£156.20	Not applicable
Ear piercing registration	£310.70	Not applicable
Ear piercing registration for each additional operator	£156.20	Not applicable
Electrolysis registration	£310.70	Not applicable
Electrolysis registration for each additional operator	£156.20	Not applicable
Acupuncture registration	£310.70	Not applicable
Acupuncture registration for each additional operator	£156.20	Not applicable

Charge £30.40 admin cost in addition to one registration fee if approving more than one type of activity at a premises.

Administration

If an invoice is required there is an additional invoice charge of £40.28.

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Fast search	£62.55	VAT not applicable	£62.55
Additional properties	£6.90	VAT not applicable	£6.90

Animal licensing

Title	Fee	VAT
Animal boarding	£125.30	Not applicable
Breeding of dogs	£87.70	Not applicable
Dangerous wild animals	£251.80	Not applicable
Primate Licence	£396.50	Not applicable
Performing animals	£87.70	Not applicable
Pet shops	£98.30	Not applicable
Riding establishment	£125.30	Not applicable

Dog warden service

Charges to the public

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Kennelling per day	£15.84	Plus VAT	£19.00
Stray dog seizure	£64.39	Not applicable	£64.39

Environmental Health consultancy

If an invoice is required there is an additional invoice charge of £40.28 plus VAT.

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
External (including H&S statements)	£129.32 per hour	Plus VAT	£155.18 per hour
Officer prosecution costs	£85.85 per hour	VAT not applicable	£85.85 per hour
Default work officer costs	£56.18 per hour	Plus VAT	£67.42 per hour
Default work invoice admin charge	£40.28	Plus VAT	£48.34
Service fees and photocopying charges	£4.24	Plus VAT	£5.08

Food safety

If an invoice is required for call out work there is an additional invoice charge of £40.28.

Food hygiene

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
SFBB coaching and advisory visit	£254.00	Plus VAT	£304.77

Primary Authority

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Initial set up fee for small business	£380.90	VAT not applicable	£380.90
Fee per hour for small businesses	£85.10	VAT not applicable	£85.10
Initial set up fee for large business	Price on application	VAT not applicable	Price on application
Fee per hour for large businesses	Price on application	VAT not applicable	Price on application

Export certificates

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Single export certificate	£119.10	VAT not applicable	£119.10
Monthly export certificate fee - maximum of 20 certificates per month	£1400	VAT not applicable	£1400
Additional certificate fee	£119.10	VAT not applicable	£119.10
Copy export certificate	£28.10	VAT not applicable	£28.10
Gold Crown Export certificate	£59.60	VAT not applicable	£59.60

Food certification

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Market - condemn certificates	£65.20	VAT not applicable	£65.20
Freezer breakdown - condemn certificates (fee is for certificate and first 4 hours of officer's time. After this an additional fee of £56.18 per hour is also chargeable)	£123.60	VAT not applicable	£123.60

Food premises revisits

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Revisit for FHRS purposes	£280.00	VAT not applicable	£280.00

Gypsy liaison service

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Rent per pitch/week	£96.90	VAT not applicable	£96.90

Pollution

If an invoice is required for pollution services there is an additional invoice charge of £42.70 plus VAT.

Title	Fee	VAT	Fee payable
Contaminated land report charges	£137.10	VAT not applicable	£137.10