How Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone's councils license dog boarders
Three district councils cover the area this directory calls Nuneaton, Bedworth and Atherstone, and every one of them requires a licence for dog boarding, home boarding or day care — but none publishes a register, search tool or downloadable list that lets you check a business's licence, star rating or expiry date online.
| Area | Council | Public register |
|---|---|---|
| Nuneaton; Bedworth & Bulkington | Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council | None published |
| Market Bosworth | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | None published |
| Atherstone & Grendon | North Warwickshire Borough Council | None published |
What each council's own pages say
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council's animal licensing pages describe the licensing regime — boarding kennels, home boarding and day care, each rated on a one to five star scale — but link to no register, search tool or downloadable list. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council's own page on public registers states plainly that it does not publish one online for animal licensing, and directs enquiries to 01455 238141. North Warwickshire Borough Council's animal and pet licensing page gives application guidance and a licensing contact, 01827 715341 or [email protected], but again no register. This is unlike some other towns this directory covers, where a council's own register, or a third-party mirror of one, can be checked directly.
What that means for a self-reported star or number
Several businesses listed here quote a licence number or a star rating about themselves: Dexter's Doggy Daycare quotes a licence number and says it is rated five stars; Witherley Boarding Kennels & Cattery says it has traded over 50 years and quotes a five-star rating; Animals at Home (North Warwickshire) says it holds the maximum five-star rating from both North Warwickshire and Nuneaton and Bedworth councils. None of these figures could be checked against a register, because none exists, so no licence number or star is shown on any listing in this directory for these three council areas — only what a business says about itself, in its own "about" text, never as a badge.
What to do instead
- Ask to see the business's current licence certificate when you call or visit.
- Ring the relevant council directly if you want to confirm a licence is current: their contact details are above.
- Do not treat a star rating quoted on a business's own website as independently checked, here or anywhere a register does not confirm it.
See our vaccinations, licences and what to ask guide for the fuller list of questions worth putting to a business before you book.
What "no register" does not mean
A council not publishing a register is not the same as a business not being licensed: all three councils here confirm on their own pages that dog boarding, home boarding and day care are licensed activities in their areas, and every business researched for this directory was asked whether it holds a current licence. It simply means this directory, and you, cannot check a specific number or star against an official public list the way you can in a town where one exists, so a direct question to the business, or a call to the council, is the only way to be sure on the day you book.