Legal Notice

Mandatory Licences & Permits

All prospective suppliers, shippers, storage partners and refiners must hold – and be ready to present copies of – every item that applies to the activity you will perform for us. No purchase order or shipment will be confirmed until verification is complete.

Activity you will perform

Evidence you must supply (PDF or scanned copy)

Issuing body / legal basis

Generate, collect or store e-waste in the UK

• Environmental Permit (SR or bespoke) for storage/treatment of WEEE or mixed scrap
• Fire-prevention plan approval letter (if storing combustible WEEE)

Environment Agency (England), NRW (Wales), SEPA (Scotland), NIEA (N. Ireland)

Act as UK waste carrier / move loads inside the UK

• Upper-tier Waste Carrier / Broker / Dealer Registration Certificate

Environment Agency / NRW / SEPA / NIEA

Act as a broker or dealer without handling the waste

• Upper-tier Broker/Dealer Registration Certificate (England & WA), or SEPA “Broker” licence

Same as above

Operate a metal-scrap site in Great Britain

• Scrap Metal Dealer Site Licence (or Collector Licence for itinerant collections)

Local authority under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

Export or import WEEE across borders

• Approved Basel / Transfrontier Shipment Notification & written consents for every load series
• Financial Guarantee covering repatriation
• Annex VII (green-list) or Movement Form (amber/hazardous) for each shipment

Competent authorities of dispatch, transit & destination

Act as notifier / consignee for overseas shipments

• EORI number matching legal entity
• UK customs deferment or duty guarantee account (if you are importer of record)

HMRC

Move hazardous WEEE by road in UK/EU

• ADR Driver Certificate + Vehicle Certificate of Approval
• Copy of current Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) appointment letter

DVSA / HSE

Ship containers by sea

• IMDG Code training certificate for the person signing Dangerous Goods Note

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Operate any treatment or refining process (UK)

• Environmental Permit for treatment (e.g. SR2008/60, bespoke S2/S5) or
• Part B Local-Authority Permit for thermal processing, if applicable

Environment Agency / NRW / SEPA / NIEA; local authority

Refine precious metals

• Certified bullion-standard assay lab accreditation (e.g. LBMA, ISO/IEC 17025)
• HMRC Anti-Money-Laundering Registration as a Dealer in Precious Metals & Stones (DPMS) – or evidence you fall under an equivalent national regulator

HMRC (UK) or other FATF-member FIU

Store >50 tonnes of metal scrap

• Fire Service hazardous-installation notification or COMAH duty (if thresholds met)

Local Fire & Rescue Service / HSE

Transport, store or process POP-containing WEEE

• Analytical report showing POP concentrations
• Evidence of POP-compliant destruction or separation technique

Environment Agency technical guidance WM3

ISO & insurance (all partners)

• Current ISO 14001 or equivalent EMS certificate (strongly preferred)
• Public & environmental liability insurance – minimum £5 m cover per incident

UKAS-accredited certification body / insurer

Submission Instructions

Combine all relevant documents in a single PDF bundle, named CompanyName_CompliancePack_2025.pdf.

Email to Mandatory Licences & Permits

All prospective suppliers, shippers, storage partners and refiners must hold – and be ready to present copies of – every item that applies to the activity you will perform for us. No purchase order or shipment will be confirmed until verification is complete.

Activity you will perform

Evidence you must supply (PDF or scanned copy)

Issuing body / legal basis

Generate, collect or store e-waste in the UK

• Environmental Permit (SR or bespoke) for storage/treatment of WEEE or mixed scrap
• Fire-prevention plan approval letter (if storing combustible WEEE)

Environment Agency (England), NRW (Wales), SEPA (Scotland), NIEA (N. Ireland)

Act as UK waste carrier / move loads inside the UK

• Upper-tier Waste Carrier / Broker / Dealer Registration Certificate

Environment Agency / NRW / SEPA / NIEA

Act as a broker or dealer without handling the waste

• Upper-tier Broker/Dealer Registration Certificate (England & WA), or SEPA “Broker” licence

Same as above

Operate a metal-scrap site in Great Britain

• Scrap Metal Dealer Site Licence (or Collector Licence for itinerant collections)

Local authority under Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

Export or import WEEE across borders

• Approved Basel / Transfrontier Shipment Notification & written consents for every load series
• Financial Guarantee covering repatriation
• Annex VII (green-list) or Movement Form (amber/hazardous) for each shipment

Competent authorities of dispatch, transit & destination

Act as notifier / consignee for overseas shipments

• EORI number matching legal entity
• UK customs deferment or duty guarantee account (if you are importer of record)

HMRC

Move hazardous WEEE by road in UK/EU

• ADR Driver Certificate + Vehicle Certificate of Approval
• Copy of current Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) appointment letter

DVSA / HSE

Ship containers by sea

• IMDG Code training certificate for the person signing Dangerous Goods Note

Maritime & Coastguard Agency

Operate any treatment or refining process (UK)

• Environmental Permit for treatment (e.g. SR2008/60, bespoke S2/S5) or
• Part B Local-Authority Permit for thermal processing, if applicable

Environment Agency / NRW / SEPA / NIEA; local authority

Refine precious metals

• Certified bullion-standard assay lab accreditation (e.g. LBMA, ISO/IEC 17025)
• HMRC Anti-Money-Laundering Registration as a Dealer in Precious Metals & Stones (DPMS) – or evidence you fall under an equivalent national regulator

HMRC (UK) or other FATF-member FIU

Store >50 tonnes of metal scrap

• Fire Service hazardous-installation notification or COMAH duty (if thresholds met)

Local Fire & Rescue Service / HSE

Transport, store or process POP-containing WEEE

• Analytical report showing POP concentrations
• Evidence of POP-compliant destruction or separation technique

Environment Agency technical guidance WM3

ISO & insurance (all partners)

• Current ISO 14001 or equivalent EMS certificate (strongly preferred)
• Public & environmental liability insurance – minimum £5 m cover per incident

UKAS-accredited certification body / insurer

Submission Instructions

Combine all relevant documents in a single PDF bundle, named CompanyName_CompliancePack_2025.pdf.

Email to contact@parallelmindsystems.co.uk before first collection or contract signature.

Reminder:  before first collection or contract signature possession of all mandatory licences and permits is a non-negotiable condition of doing business with us.

Our compliance team will confirm acceptance or request clarifications within five working days.