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Christmas and new year opening times and services

Find out our opening times and service changes over Christmas and New Year holidays. This includes changes to bin collection days, parking and customer contact centre opening hours.

Islington Town Hall will be closed from Thursday 2 to Monday 6 January 2025 for planned maintenance. Registrar services will be reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.

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Pet shop licence

You need a licence from us to run a business selling pets in Islington.

Apply

Please contact the Animal Welfare team to apply for a licence. Call 020 7527 3222 or email animal.welfare@islington.gov.uk. 

After you apply

If your application is approved your licence will be issued within 10 working days.

The right to appeal 

If your application is refused, please contact us in the first instance. You can appeal to the local magistrates’ court.

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