Application and guidance notes
The Secretary of State has published the following guidance on primate keeper licences. We are required to have regard to this guidance when carrying out our licensing functions under the regulations:
- Licensing process for keeping primates
- Licensing conditions for primate keepers (Schedule1)
- Callitrichids: licence conditions for keepers (Annex A)
Processing and timescales
Once you've applied for a licence, a vet or other suitably qualified person will inspect your facilities to make sure you meet the licensing requirements (conditions).
You can find the conditions that you will need to meet in Schedule 1 of the Animal Welfare Regulations. All applicants will need to meet the conditions.
Following the inspection, if we are satisfied that the licence conditions are likely to be met, the application will be granted. If we are not satisfied, then the application must be refused.
Tacit consent does not apply because it is in the public interest that we must process your application before it can be granted.
Validity and renewals
Licences will normally be granted for a period of three years and will then expire.
We will provide details on how to renew or change a licence shortly.