Sex Shop, Cinema and Adult Entertainment Licensing

Introduction

You’ll need a licence if you’re going to operate a sex shop or cinema.

You’ll also need a licence if you’re going to provide a live sexual performance or display of nudity in front of a live audience unless it hasn’t:

• taken place on more than 11 occasions within 12 months
• lasted for more than 24 hours
• begun within 1 month of the end of any previous occasion

Applying

To apply for a licence, you must:

• be 18 or older
• have lived in the UK for at least six months before submitting your application

You must not be refused  a licence within the last 12 months.

Fee

You’ll need to pay:

• £4,522 for a licence
• £701.20 to renew an existing licence
• £809.40 to make a change to an existing licence
• £31 to transfer an existing licence
• £15.50 to request a copy of your licence if it has been lost, stolen or damaged