Compliance obligation
Typically legally required for a hospitality or food business — typically renewing on an ongoing basis.
Status
Typically legally required
How often
Ongoing
Under
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Art.6
Food Premises Registration is one of the obligations that typically applies to a hospitality or food business in the UK, under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Art.6. It needs renewing on an ongoing basis, and enforcement can follow if it lapses.
The full legislation: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Art.6; Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013.
Ongoing. A food business must register its premises with the local authority at least 28 days before opening (and re-register on change of operator). One-off gate for any new food site (recurrenceMonths 0 = not recurring).
Operating an unregistered food business is an offence; on conviction an unlimited fine. Registration is free.
Is food premises registration a legal requirement for a hospitality or food business?
Food Premises Registration typically applies to a hospitality or food business under UK law, under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Art.6.
How often does a hospitality or food business need food premises registration?
Ongoing. A food business must register its premises with the local authority at least 28 days before opening (and re-register on change of operator).
What's the penalty for not having food premises registration?
Operating an unregistered food business is an offence; on conviction an unlimited fine.
Keeval tracks food premises registration against your actual premises, watches the renewal date, and keeps the certificate inspection-ready — free, for all your sites, no card.
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See the full guide →This page highlights the obligation, frequency and penalties that typically apply to premises like yours in England & Wales — general information to help you act on your duties, not legal advice and not a definitive statement of your position. You remain the duty-holder; take your own professional advice where you need certainty. Keeval is a trading name of Brenkon Holdings Limited (no. 16987530).