Environmental health and trading standards

Fees and charges - April 2026 to March 2027

Dog Warden Service

Dog Warden Service fees

Service Fee (NO VAT)
Return identifiable dog to its owner £61.00
Reclaim a dog from detention kennels £95.50
Additional daily kennelling fee (up to 7 days) £13.50

Environmental Information and Petroleum Storage Enquiries

Environmental information fees

Service Fee
Response to formal request £174.00 + VAT
Landfill – historic information £54.00 + VAT

Food Premises Register

There is no charge for copies of:

  • Your own entry
  • A single entry
  • A single category
  • The full register

Fee: Free

Land Charge Searches

Land charge search fees

Service Fee
Environmental information additional enquiries (per enquiry) £28.50 + VAT

Petroleum Storage Certificates

Petroleum storage certificate fees

Storage amount Fee per year
Less than 2,500 litres £48.00
2,500 to 50,000 litres £65.00
More than 50,000 litres £137.00

Public Health Registration and Licensing

This applies to acupuncture, tattooing, semi‑permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis.

Public health registration fees

Service Fee (NO VAT)
Initial premises registration (includes one treatment and one practitioner) £219.50
Additional practitioners per treatment at an existing registered premises £110.50
Additional treatments at an existing registered premises £86.00
Amendment to registration certificate or copy of certificate £20.00

Unfit and Unsaleable Food

Unfit food removal fees

Service Fee
Removal and disposal under supervision £49.00 per hour + VAT
Minimum charge £58.50 + VAT

Knockback – Under Age Sales Due Diligence Package

Includes a business pack and a 1‑hour coaching visit.

Fee: £128.00 + VAT

Business Advice – Trading Standards and Consumer Protection

Hourly advice covering:

  • Food standards
  • Product safety
  • Metrology
  • Fair trading
  • Intellectual property
  • Animal welfare and licensing
  • Fireworks

Fee: £96.00 + VAT (per hour)

Primary Authority Partnership – Business Advice

Primary Authority partnership fees

Level Year 1 Subsequent years
Basic (3 hours per year) £367.00 £306.00
Enhanced (10 hours per year) £979.00 £856.00
Premium (25 hours per year) £2,080.00 £1,958.00

Food Hygiene Services

Food hygiene fees

Service Fee
Food Hygiene Rating Improvement Package “Aim for 5” £153.00 + VAT
Food hygiene re‑inspection request £214.00
Food advice by telephone or email (per hour) £96.00 + VAT
SFBB pack (including 12‑month refill pack) £24.50
SFBB refill pack £7.50 + VAT
Welcome pack for food advice £55.00
Food hygiene rating replacement or additional sticker £6.40 + VAT

Audible Intruder Alarms

Intruder alarm fees

Service Fee
Disable malfunctioning alarm (electrician only) No VAT – £104.00
Disable malfunctioning alarm (electrician and joiner) £207.50

Accident Investigations

Accident investigation charges

Service Fee
Disclosure of information – document copies Individually calculated based on staff time and consumables + VAT
Factual report – response to formal request £207.50 + VAT
Provision of photographs £19.00 + VAT + processing cost

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Part I)

Copies of permits and registers

Document Fee
Register extracts £73.00 + VAT
Application copy £45.50 + VAT
Authorisation copy £45.50 + VAT
Invoice (if required) £39.50 + VAT

Note: Postage is included. One copy of an application or permit is provided free of charge to residents or students living in the city.