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Premises Licence - fraudulent payment requests - September 2025
Three Rivers District Council has been made aware of fraudulent requests for payment for premises licences. Please note, Three Rivers District Council Licensing Officers would not take payments for an annual premises licence. All payments should be made by following the instructions on the reverse of the invoice. Please report any suspicious requests for payment to Action Fraud online, or by calling 0300 123 2040.
Are you donating safely to legitimate charities? - July 2025
Donating to charities helps fund the important work that they do, however you want to be sure that you are donating safely, and to a legitimate charity.
Please ensure you check the charity’s name and registration number as well as checking for a collection permit and an ID badge.
For more advice on donating safely: https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/tips-giving-safely-charity-advice-public
For more information about charitable collections, or to get in contact with our licensing team if you have any questions or concerns: https://www.threerivers.gov.uk/services/licensing/charitable-collections
Single use vapes - 1 June 2025
From 1 June 2025, it is illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use vapes. It is also illegal to offer to sell or supply single-use vapes, or to stock single-use vapes that you plan to sell or supply. Single-use vapes are also known as disposable vapes.
Read the government guidance to find out what businesses need to do
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Newsletters
In order to provide important updates and information in a variety of ways, we have created a newsletter which we share with businesses across the district. Please see our previous newsletters below:
Three Rivers District Council Business Newsletter - May 2025 (2.9 MB)