Principal Licensing Officer (Enforcement)

Redditch Borough Council; Larkhill; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Worcestershire Regulatory Services is recruiting a Principal Licensing Officer (Enforcement and Compliance) to lead the Compliance and Enforcement function within the Licensing Services team. You will manage licensing officers and support staff, supervise breach investigations, and advise on enforcement actions in line with statutory requirements.

The role requires a degree, proven management experience, and extensive knowledge of licensing activities across taxi/private hire, Licensing Act

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with proven management experience.
• Experience in licensing, local authority regulatory or policing environments essential.
• Knowledge of licensing functions including taxi/private hire, Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, animal licensing, caravan licensing and street trading.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the licensing team, including licensing officers and support officers.
• Supervise investigations into breaches of licensing conditions and law, and review reports for further action.
• Review and allocate resources; lead on tasking and enforcement decisions.
• Identify service priorities and translate them into practical action plans for the team.

Skills

Management experience

Licensing knowledge

Degree-level education

Education

Degree level education

Licensing qualification (desirable)

Job description

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Job Reference BR/TP/250/647

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full time permanent

Working Hours:

37 Hours

Location:

Wyre Forest House

Closing Date:

20/09/2026

Job Type:

Licensing

Sector:

Local Councils

Business Unit:

Bromsgrove

Job Introduction

Principal Licensing Officer (Enforcement and Compliance)

We have an exciting opportunity for a newPrincipal Licensing officerto join our Licensing Services team at Worcestershire Regulatory Services.

As the service continues to grow and expand, taking on further responsibilities due to emerging legislation, this role will focus mainly on managing the Compliance and Enforcement function. The role will work closely alongside the Principal Licensing officer for Policy and the Team Manager providing collaborative support to each other.

A member of a busy, dynamic, changing team, you will be responsible for leading and managing members of the licensing team including licensing technical officers and licensing support officers to ensure delivery of agreed business objectives across the County.

You will supervise officers investigating breaches of both licensing conditions and the law and will be expected to review reports and make recommendations to the relevant legal departments as to the nature of further action. An understanding of the implications of PACE, CPIA and RIPA on investigative processes would be helpful as well as the process of managing enforcement.

Educated to degree level, you will have proven management experience with the ability to work in an ever-changing environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality professional services in accordance with statutory and non-statutory requirements. A qualification of some sort in Licensing is desirable and experience of managing in a licensing, local authority regulatory or policing environment is essential, ideally with knowledge covering all Licensing functions, including taxi and private hire licensing, Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, animal licensing, caravan licensing and street trading.

WRS is an intelligence-led organisation, making decisions of resourcing of activities through a tasking process. You will be expected to lead on such activities and make decisions in relation to how resource is to be allocated. An understanding of the National Intelligence Model or any similar systems for managing enforcement or policing activities will be helpful.

Your role will be pivotal in identifying service priorities, ensuring these are translated into practical plans for action that will be delivered by the team.

What we offer:

In return, you will be encouraged to further develop your skills and experience through a range of training and development opportunities, within a supportive and forward-thinking environment. You will be working alongside a team of experienced professionals, contributing to the continuous improvement of services for the residents of Worcestershire.

As an employee of Worcestershire Regulatory Services, you’ll also benefit from:

• A range of flexible working options.
• Generous annual leave plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme – a 24-hour independent, free and confidential advice and support service.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Interviews will be held: w/c 28 September 2026