Early bin collections

Due to the predicted high temperatures, from Monday 13 July until Friday 17 July, please present your bin by 6am if it is your collection day.

How to apply for a sex shop licence

Licence summary

In 1983 Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council adopted the legislation to licence sex shops within our borough. Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Misc Provisions) Act 1982 (legislation.gov.uk) covers the licensing of sex shops.

Sex shop means any premises, vehicle, vessel or stall used for a business that consists of selling, hiring, exchanging, lending, displaying or demonstrating sex articles, to a significant degree. There are no licensed sex shops in the Borough of Hinckley & Bosworth at the present time.

Last updated: 15/05/2026 16:24