Who needs to apply
Premises offering special treatments must have a special treatments licence.
Treatments include:
- massage
- acupuncture
- manicure
- piercing and tattooing
- sauna and light
- electric or vapour treatments
Download a full list of the beauty treatments that require a licence (PDF,243).
Licence conditions
All premises offering special treatments must comply with the special treatments licence conditions (PDF, 229KB).
Exemptions
Members of some professional associations and organisations are exempt from special treatment licensing. Find out which businesses in Croydon are exempt from licensing (PDF, 213KB).
Licensed premises
Download the special treatments licence premises list (PDF, 72KB) to see who holds a current licence until 31 July 2025.