Welcome to ELMS

This resource is intended to help you and your colleagues implement and maintain the Services Directive within your authority and meet your legal obligations under the “Provision of Services Regulations 2009”, which came into effect on 28th December 2009.  This is designed to be a “one-stop” shop to access your ELMS account and make it easier to find the right information at the right time. More information

We have created a set of videos to help applicants with finding licences on the businesslink.gov.uk website, registering and logging in, and making the application. Please feel free to either use these to help applicants who are having difficulties or to direct them straight to the videos.

The link to the applicant videos is http://elmsportal.businesslink.gov.uk/videotutorials-applicants

 

Just starting?

If you are new to providing online application forms for licences, the pages referenced here will set you on your way to compliance.

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Oh, I've done this before...

You may have had a start at getting your forms online but got sidetracked and now you’re wondering how to pick up the tasks.

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The finishing touches.

Complying with the Services Directive is not a process that is ever finished. Here is a list of tasks you should revisit on a regular basis.

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Services Directive

All UK local and other competent authorities are now required to make a wide range of licences available online on www.businesslink.gov.uk and to provide basic information on their own website about what the process involves. The aim is to make it easier for service businesses to find out what they need to do and to enable them to apply completely electronically, including paying any fees. More detailed information can be found in our Services Directive section

Help

Visit the pages listed here if you need help completing a task or answering a question


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