Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 the local authority now issues a STAR rating to each premises based on a number of factors.
The star rating scheme is set by central government and applies nationally, this works a little different to other start rating schemes because it does not work on a sliding scale.
1 Star: These premises are existing businesses that are failing to meet the minimum standards.
2 Star: These premises do meet all of the mandatory minimum standards, however they are deemed to be higher risk.
A premises could be deemed at high risk because they are a new operator that has been opened or been taken over in the past 12 months or because of non-compliance such as substantiated complaints within the last 3 years.
3 Star:These premises meet all of the mandatory standards set out in the new regulations and are providing a high level of animal welfare to the animals on the premises. These premises have been inspected to check that they meet satisfactory standards in areas of accommodation and enrichment.
4 Star: These premises meet all of the mandatory standards and a set of higher standards that are specific to the activity they are licensed for. However they are deemed to be at higher risk. A premises could be deemed at high risk because they are a new operator that has been opened or taken over in the past 12 months or because of non-compliance such as substantiated complaints within the last 3 years.
5 Star: These premises meet all of the mandatory standards and a set of higher standards that are specific to the activity they are licensed for which are attached.
The higher standards are optional. In some cases existing businesses are unable to meet the higher standards because their business and buildings were already established, in others cases the operator opts to not undertake the higher standards for other reasons such as they do not wish to provide additional services it requires.
Hiring of horses higher standards (pdf 46kb)
For more information please find the relevant guidance document attached above. If you have any queries regarding any information held in this register please contact the licensing team at:
Email: licensing@eastriding.gov.uk.