Purpose

The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities
Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018
ANIMAL ACTIVITY LICENCE – ARRANGERS FEE
SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL DECISION .
The Significant Operational Decision relates to Animal Activity
Licensing and the additional activity of Franchise
Operators/Arrangers for Home Boarding. This is a relatively new
addition to the licensing and regulatory functions under Animal
Activity Licensing.
In common with all cat and dog boarding settings in a private
residence, the Council as Licensing Authority visit, assess and
score settings according to Animal Activity Licensing but in order
to cover the additional regulatory requirements, the Council needs
to address the issue of arrangers/franchise operations. These
businesses will have their documentation assessed in principle as a
business/franchise through whom host families are identified,
operate under the principles of the said Arranger/Franchise
Operation and where dogs are then boarded.
The current Part A fee for a licence is £189.90 and this is
the fee that is charged for Arrangers Licences as we need to
recover the costs of administering the process. This includes
meeting the applicants, assessing policies, procedures and an
application as well as producing a licence fee and rating.
Arrangers/Franchise holders will be scored according to their
lowest rated host setting. An Arranger/Franchise will then provide
the operating principles, policies and other key guidelines along
which the host family will operate as the premises providing dog
boarding settings on their behalf.
Arrangers Licences vary in duration depending on the Risk Rating
and Star awarded. This can vary from 1 - 3 years, with 1 being low
star rating and 5 star being the highest award.
The Council will continue to secure the separate fee (Part A -
Application and Part B – Grant) for these dog boarding
settings and hosts. In common with other Sussex Authorities,
Crawley will still require an application, inspection, assessment
and star rating of host families to make sure animal welfare needs
are met.
In addition, any changes to the Arrangers Licence, such as the
addition of a host family or removal of the same/change of details
will also need a fee as this does require administrative work and
the production of new licence and associated documentation as
£25. These charges are mid-range when compared with other
Local Authorities generally.
Fees Proposed:
Arrangers Licence (New) £189.90
Arrangers Licence (Renewal) £110
Change Of Details/Inclusion of Host £25

Content

To approve the fees as set out.