Application for a street trading licence

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1 For official use only - Date received DD MM YEAR Application for a street trading licence London Local Authorities Act Please read the following instructions first Before completing this form please read the associated guidance notes which are on pages 5 and 6. If you are completing this form by hand please write in block capitals. In all cases ensure that your answers are inside the boxes and written in black ink. Use additional sheets if necessary. Please complete all relevant sections. Camden Council is under obligation to protect the funds it administers and to this end may use the information that you have provided to this authority for cross system and cross authority comparison purposes for the prevention and detection of fraud. You may wish to keep a copy of the completed form for your records. Please send your completed application form to: Markets Team Camden Council 211 Arlington Road London NW1 7HD photo of licensee here photo of licensee here Part one: Type of application Please specify what type of application you are making: New application Change of commodities Licence variation Type: Annual (markets) Casual registration (markets) Trading kiosk pitch Forecourt trading (leasing space) Temporary Events Licence number(s) (if renewal): Part two: Contact details Mr/ Mrs/ Miss/ Ms (please circle) Other title First names Surname Current postal address Contact telephone number(s) Date of birth National insurance number Town Postcode address 1

2 (Continued) Part two: Contact details Nominated relative in the event of death of applicant Name Relationship to applicant Address Contact number(s) Part three: Application and trading location details Market/Site in which you wish to trade Number of pitch(s) required Preferred pitch number (if applicable) What type of goods do you want to sell? Give particulars of the articles or things you propose to offer for sale. If food, give address of where it will be stored. Is your sales product seasonal? YES NO If you have only a seasonal product and are applying for a permanent licence, what do you plan to sell for the rest of the year? Give particulars of the vehicle you intend to use when loading and unloading Make Colour Registration number Where do you intend to park the vehicle during trading hours (if you are an existing trader please provide your bay number and parking permit number) 2

3 Do you have previous experience selling this product(s) Do you have a customer service charter? YES NO Please supply details of your business plan (If you do not have a business plan you can complete the business plan template and submit with your application) Please supply details how you will deliver; customer service deal with complaints returns Have you previously been a casual trader in the London Borough of Camden? YES NO If YES, give casual registration number Have you ever been issued with a street trading licence by another local authority? YES NO If YES, please give name of local authority Have you previously held a street trading licence in any market within Camden? YES NO If YES, give the following details: Location of market Licensed commodities When did you last trade? If you were licensed by a the London Borough of Camden what was your registration number? What commodity were you licensed to sell? 3

4 Do you currently use social media to support your business? YES NO If yes please provide details of what channels you use including relevant urls and how you would use them on our markets? Have you been a trader in the any London borough before? YES NO If yes, which market was this? Are you still a trader in this market? If not when did you last trade there? What commodity were you licensed to sell? Are you a shopkeeper? YES/NO If YES please give address of shop premises Part four: Assistants Assistant one: Contact details Title First names Surname Current postal address Town address Assistant two: Contact details Title First names Surname Current postal address Town address Contact telephone number(s) Date of birth National insurance number Postcode Contact telephone number(s) Date of birth National insurance number Postcode assistant 1 assistant 1 assistant 2 assistant 2 4

5 Part five: Public liability insurance Name of provider Policy number Valid from Valid to Checklist - documents to be submitted with all applications YES All sections of application form completed Two recent identical passport size photographs of the applicant Two recent identical passport size photographs of the assistant(s) Proof of address of applicant and assistant(s) Proof of identity of applicant and assistant(s) Proof of National insurance number of applicant and assistant(s) Proof of public liability insurance Registration fee (casual applicants only) Accredited food hygiene certificate (for all food applications) Proof that your business is registered with a local authority (Food Only) Evidence of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Pictures of your stall set up ready to trade Part six: Applicant signature Applicants should note that by signing this document s/he is entering into a contract with Camden Council and will be personally liable to discharge the licence fees payable to the Council upon grant of the street trading licence as set out in the notification letter of licence fees for each street market. I have read the notes and agree to abide by the legal requirements attached to the street trading registration. Signed Name Date For official use only Site Street Date of receipt of application and fee Licence number Further enquiries Phone Contact Camden marketsteam@camden.gov.uk 5

6 Guidance notes for application for new and renewal of street trading licences 1. The applicant must be aged 17 years or over. 2. Two recent identical full-face photographs of the applicant must accompany each application. (page 1) 3. Two recent identical passport size photographs of the applicant s assistant(s) must accompany each application. (page 4) 4. A photocopy of one of the following documents must be provided as proof of address of the applicant: gas, electric, water or landline telephone bill (dated within the last three months) bank statement (dated within the last three months) credit card statement (dated within the last three months) current full UK/EU photo-card driving licence (with counterpart). 5. A photocopy of one of the following documents must be provided as proof of identity: valid passport current full UK/EU photo-card driving licence (with counterpart). 6. For all food applications, copy of accredited food hygiene certificate; please note successful applicants will also be required to register with the Camden Council food team. If your application is approved, you will be invited to attend a meeting, where you will be required to produce original documents for verification. 7. Street Trading Licences are invalid for Sunday trading except where written permission is granted by the street trading team. 8. Copies of the London Local Authorities Act can be viewed at legislation.gov.uk. You will be given a copy of the standard conditions applicable to street trading licences. Applicants are advised to make themselves familiar with these documents. 9. All street traders are licensed/registered subject to the London Local Authorities Act ; please note that corporate bodies or partnerships are not recognised and will not be licensed/ registered except for ice cream trading. 10. The licence holder may employ assistants to help them in the conduct of street trading, provided that the assistant(s) is/are registered and authorised by the street trading team. Application for a street trading licence Joint form V Any person who trades or acts in contravention of the Acts or Standard conditions will be liable to prosecution or action to revoke any requirements of other legalisation e.g. by selling counterfeit goods or failing to comply with food hygiene requirements. 12. If your application is approved you will be informed of the dimensions of your trading area. For forecourt and temporary locations, size of pitch will be determined during a site visit by the street trading team. 6

7 13. Licences/registrations will not be issued for miscellaneous goods: specific commodities must be stated. Do not use such terms as casual wear, giftware, fancy goods, tops. The Council can specifically identify commodities to be sold from specific licence sites. 14. Licences/registrations will not be issued for the sale of certain foodstuffs, secondhand clothes or electrical goods and bric-a-brac. 15. Nominated relatives in accordance with London Local Authorities Act , section 26(2). A person shall be treated as being related to another if the latter is the wife, husband, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister of the former and shall be deemed to be so related notwithstanding that he or she is so related only through an illegitimacy or in consequence of an adoption. 16. Current licence fees are reviewed annually; all licence fees are payable in advance. Assessment of applications Valid applications will be assessed and we will generally notify you of the outcome within three weeks following the close date of the application. However, the assessment can take up to eight weeks where you are applying for a trading space that is subject to specific advertising timescales. Applications are not valid if they have not been completed correctly and where all the appropriate supporting information has not been provided. Applications will not be assessed where the applicant or business has outstanding arrears with or is currently excluded from trading with Camden Markets. All applications are assessed by a panel of officers and you may be required to provide further information in support of your application. To assist the panel in making its decision please supply as much information as possible such as a business plan, photos of how the stall will look, detailed information about the products you will sell, how your business will be marketed and how you propose to deliver excellent customer service. The criteria used to assess all applications for an occupancy agreement and allocate spaces are: the location of the vacancy(s) the type of goods and services the applicant wants to sell the number of trading spaces required by the applicant the balance of trades at the market (so as maintain a balance of supply and demand) illustration of the proposed space design and business brand fit Markets vision, and costs to achieve this are understood and achievable understanding of the business, along with the products and services offered business experience, including skills and experience of the product / service range clear customer policy showing how the business will deliver excellent customer service, including dealing with complaints, returns, etc. provision of robust business planning and financial information demonstrating the sustainability of the business Unsuccessful Applications - If you are unsuccessful you may appeal to the Service Manager at marketsteam@camden.gov.uk to review the decision, if the decision to reject your application is upheld further terms and conditions information can be found on our website 7