Ipswich Borough Council has adopted amendments made to Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and all forms of sex establishment will now require a licence with the Council.
All types of skin piercing, including tattooing, electrolysis and acupuncture needs to be registered with the Council's Occupational Health and Safety Team
The Council operates its own pleasure boat and boatman licensing scheme for pleasure boats operating in the River Orwell, where the Normal Point of Departure (NDP) is within the borough of Ipswich.