Health and Safety Executive

Adventure activities licensing

Adventure activities licensing ensures that activity providers follow good safety management practices.

These should allow young people to experience exciting and stimulating activities outdoors without being exposed to avoidable risks of death or disabling injury.

More information about adventure activities licensing

Looking for a provider

Search for activity providers who are registered with the Licensing Authority as licence holders.

Provider search

Safety alerts and articles

Information about incidents, accidents and near misses that have happened in adventure activities.

Safety alerts and articles

Inspector guidance notes

Internal operational guidance for AALS inspectors to aid consistency of approach.

Inspector guidance notes


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Updated: 04.02.10