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Registering Food Premises

If you are planning to start a new catering business, you must register your premises with the Environmental Health Service at your local authority at least 28 days before opening.

This applies to most types of food business, including catering businesses run from home, and mobile or temporary premises such as stalls and vans.

• If you use two or more premises, you will need to register all of them.
  
  
• If food premises are used by several catering businesses (e.g. a village hall or conference centre), the person who allows the premises to be used for this purpose is responsible for registering them.

To register a food premises download, complete and return our |Food Premises Registration form.

Details can be |downloaded of those businesses which are exempt from registration under the regulations.

Note: There is no fee required.

Further Information

• |Food Standards Agency information about starting up a food business
• Contact the |Environmental Health & Licensing Division if you require further advice or information.