Tax Conditionality - Taxi Drivers, Private Hire Operators and Scrap Metal Dealers
This page gives details of all the different types of licences that are needed for either business or personal use, and how they may be obtained. It also highlights certain activities that do not need licences.
If you have any concerns about the behaviour or activity of a licensed retailer or operator, please contact ehlicensing@staffordbc.gov.uk or telephone 01785 619745.
The Council is the licensing authority for the administration and enforcement of the Licensing Act 2003 and associated orders and regulations within its area.
The Act regulates:
- the sale of alcohol
- the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club
- the provision of regulated entertainment
- the provision of late night refreshment
The Act requires that the Licensing Authority prepares and publishes a statement of its licensing policy every five years. Before determining its policy for any five-year period, the Authority is required to undertake a public consultation exercise on the proposed policy.
Statement of Licensing Policy 2025 to 2030 (pdf 375kb)
Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licences
We have adopted a hybrid working model, which means that the office will be manned daily, to fit in with business needs.
This means that any contact required physically with the Licensing staff is on an appointment only basis. If you have arranged an appointment with the team, please ensure you arrive promptly.
If unable to attend your scheduled appointment time, please call 01785 619000 as a further appointment will need to be made, which could delay the processing of any of your applications.
Please note that we will only see you if you have an appointment, we do not accept drop-in sessions.
Contact Centre staff are available during office hours to copy / scan documents and forward these to the Licensing team.
- Comments, Compliments and Complaints
- Executive Hire Vehicle Licence
- Hackney Carriage Vehicle Licence
- NR3 (National Register of Taxi Licence Revocations and Refusals) Policy (pdf 186kb)
- Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Driver's Licence
- Private Hire Operator's Licence
- Private Hire Vehicle Licence
- Taxi Licensing Fees
- Taxi Licensing Policy and Licensing Conditions 2025-2030 (pdf 625kb)
- Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
Catering Licences
Entertainment and Gambling Licences
- Alcohol and Entertainment (covers cinemas, theatres, public entertainment, alcohol, night cafes and late night refreshment houses)
- Amusements with Prizes
- Fireworks - See trading standards
- Gambling Act 2005
- Hypnotism
- Lotteries
- Sex Establishment
Other Licences
- Acupuncturist, Ear piercing, Electrolysis and Tattooists
- House to House and Street Collections
- Scrap Metal
- Street Trading
Animal Licences
Other Information
Everything we do not licence:
- Animal Movement
- Boatman
- Busking
- Chaperone Licences (Staffordshire County Council)
- Door Supervisors
- Education Welfare Section (Staffordshire County Council) for more information on Stage Licences for School Age Children
- Explosives/Fireworks (Storage and Sale) - See Trading Standards (Staffordshire County Council)
- Game Dealing - Licence not required
- Hairdresser - Licence not required
- Massage and Special Treatment - Licence not required
- Petroleum - See Trading Standards (Staffordshire County Council)
- Second Hand Goods - See Trading Standards (Staffordshire County Council)
- Self-Drive Boats
- Street Cafe - Licence not required - see Food Business
- Sunday trading
For information regarding Safety Advisory Groups, please see our Safety Advisory Group Terms of Reference under Related Documents
If the information you require is not here, it may be obtained from Staffordshire County Council or on 0300 111 8000.
Licensing Register
The Licensing Register can be found at www.ehlicensing.staffordbc.gov.uk.