Business

Acupuncture, Tattooing, Ear-piercing and Electrolysis Registration

Licences for registration of persons and premises for acupuncture, tattooing, ear-piercing and electrolysis.

Animal Boarding Establishment Licence

Under the Animal Boarding Establishment Act, the Licensing Section undertakes the licensing of animal boarding establishments within the Mendip area.

Authorisation of Hypnotism

If you wish to show, demonstrate or perform a hypnotism act in public, you must have authorisation from the local authority in England and Wales.

Business Continuity Support

Under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, a responsibility was placed on Local Authorities as Category One Responders to have in place for themselves business continuity plans so that they would be able to respond in the event of a loss of facilities (premises), support (IT), and personnel (large scale absenteeism due to a pandemic).

Business Opportunities

Providing information on current Business Opportunities in the council and a link to Mendip Contracts for prospective members to enter their detaisl and register with our system.

Car Parks - Excess Charge Notice

Mendip District Council issues excess charge notice in car parks only and does not operate any on Street Parking Schemes.

Economy

Whether you're already in business, looking to start up, wanting to relocate to Mendip or involved in regeneration activities these pages are designed to help you.

Economy and Community

Economy and Community form part of the Directorate of Services.

EU Public Procurement Directives

All Council's in the United Kingdom are required by law to comply with the E.U. Public Procurement Directives for the advertising and the award of Contracts.

Filming in Mendip

Mendip District Council receives many enquiries from broadcast media asking to film in the Mendip district.

Food Hygiene Training

Everyone who prepares food at work, or supervises staff who prepare food, needs to be trained to ensure that they are working in accordance with the current law and accepted good practice. To help you achieve this the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health's (CIEH) offers various food hygiene courses.

Food Inspections

The frequency of food inspections to a premises is based on an officers assessment of the food safety risks.

Food Premises Registration

Food businesses are required by law to register with their local authority.

Food- Safer Food Better Business

All food businesses must have a documented food safety management system that details safe practices in the business to ensure food is produced safely. The Safer Food Better Business Pack (SFBB) is a pack produced by the Food Standards Agency to help small businesses comply with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirement of food law.

Food Safety Complaints

Food complaints will only be investigated where there is a risk to public health.

Food Safety For Food Businesses

The Council is responsible for ensuring satisfactory hygiene conditions and practices are maintained in over 1000 businesses with in the district.

Gambling Act 2005

The Gambling Act 2005 regulates the provision of all gambling in the UK.

Health and Safety - Complaints

Complaints about working conditions are always investigated sensitively and the complainant's confidentiality is assured. Such matters are usually resolved by giving advice to the employer, but as with accident investigations, if formal action is deemed necessary then this will be taken.

Health and Safety - Regulation and Inspection

The Health and Safety Officers within Public Protection carry out regular checks on offices, shops, warehouses, places used for leisure activities and other non- industrial premises.

Health and Safety Risk Assessments

The effective management of risk is central to providing a safe and healthy workplace. There is a legal requirement for all employers to assess the risks to their workers and any others who may be affected by their work activities.

Health Is Your Business

Somerset NHS and Mendip District Council are working in partnership to help employers to gain up-to-date information of health related issues.

Is Planning Permission Required - Business?

This page will help you to ascertain whether or not you will need planning permission for a business-related proposal and, if you do, the procedures which then follow.

Licences - Hackney Carriage (Taxi)

Licensing of taxis

Licences - Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licence

The Council licences persons who are deemed to be 'fit and proper' to be hackney carriage / private hire vehicle drivers.

Licences - Private Hire Vehicle

Licensing of private hire vehicles referred to as 'minicabs'.

Licensing Act 2003

The Licensing Act 2003.

Motor Salvage Operator's Registration

Motor Salvage Operator's Registration

Personal Licence

A personal licence is required for a qualified individual to run premises where alcohol is sold.

Planning

The planning system controls land development and usage. Use our Planning Applications Search facility to find out about planning applications.

Pleasure Boats

To hire out water-bound pleasure crafts (including sailboards, rowing boats, canoes, motor boats, pedallos and larger boats) that are for personal use or carrying passengers, you need a licence. You must not carry more passengers than you are licensed to carry.

Premises Licences

Where a premises or place is to be used for licensable activities to take place a premises licence must be in force

Purchasing Process

The Council has 'rules' (contained in the "Contract Procedure Rules ") laid down which regulates all purchases.

Rate Relief Policy

Policy detailing the criteria used in determining applications for mandatory and discretionary rate relief

Sex Establishment and Cinema Licence

If you wish to run a sex shop or sex cinema you may need a licence to do so.

Small Business Rate Relief

Small Business Rate Relief is available at 50% for ratepayers occupying single properties with a rateable value up to £5,000, with relief declining in percentage terms on a sliding scale until it is 0% at £10,000.

Somerset County Council - Trading Standards

Trading Standards are not dealt with by Mendip District Council as it is a Somerset County Council function.

Street Collection Licence

Street collections and house to house collections may not be done without prior permission from the Council.

Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable procurement is a national and international agenda item.

Temporary Events Notices

Temporary Event Notices (TENs) can be used to authorise relatively small-scale ad hoc events held in or on any premises involving no more than 499 people at any one time. The premises user (event organiser) must, no later than 10 working days before the day on which the event is to start, give duplicate copies of the notice to the council, together with the fee of £21. A copy of the notice must also be given to the relevant chief officer of police no later than 10 working days before the day on which the event is to start.

Tender Opportunities for MDC contracts

Business wanting to bid for Mendip contracts and services can do so by registering on the procurement

Top Ten Tips on How to Tender

Top Ten Tips on How To Tender

Voluntary Sector Funding

Mendip District Council offers financial support to Voluntary Sector Organisations who provide services that assist the authority in delivering its Corporate Plan priorities.

Zoo Licence

To run a zoo in England, Scotland and Wales, you need a licence from the local authority.

What kind of contracts do we let?

Information about the types of contract let in the council

Economic Regeneration Initiatives

Market town and rural regeneration projects in Mendip.

Greening Your Business

Not sure where to start? Here's a few ideas.

Stall Markets

Stall Markets

Tender Opportunities across Somerset

Find out about new opportunities for tendered work in Somerset.

Winning Council Business

Business Opportunities with Mendip District Council

Business Premises & Development Sites

Business Premises & Development Sites

Business Support & Events

What help is available for businesses?

Garsdale Revised Planning Brief and Codes

Revised planning brief and codes for Garsdale and Saxonvale in Frome.The full colour document is £50 +£5 p&p and the CD ROM is £10.00.

Useful Business Websites

A comprehensive list of business-related sites on a wide range of topics - advice, awards, networks, economic data, funding, government services, green matters, health & safety, legal matters, marketing & PR, planning, skills & training and tourism information.