Fees

Do I need to pay a fee?

Notifications in respect of premises, contained uses and significant changes (including derogations) require the scrutiny of technical information and therefore attract a fee. There is no charge for notification of administrative changes, accidents or transfer of contained uses.

How do I pay the notification fee?

There are several ways to pay for a notification - BACS, cheque or you can request an invoice.

You must indicate on the form that you have made arrangements to include the appropriate fee for any notification. Payment can be made in several ways but invoicing is the preferred and quickest option.

HSE are often asked if we charge VAT, or for details of the VAT number. The Crown does not charge VAT for a statutory function (of which GMO notifications is one) and subsequently there is no VAT number.

Methods of payment

BACS

Bank: NatWest Bank, London Corporate Service Centre, CPB Services, 2nd Floor, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB. Account Name: HSE Main Account, Account Number: 10005889, Sort code: 60-70-80 (when a payment is by BACS, a remittance advice usually accompanies the notification. Payment should be made payable to the Health and Safety Executive).

Cheque

A cheque for the correct amount, made payable to the ‘Health and Safety Executive’ and sent to The Notifications Officer, Health and Safety Executive, Hazardous Installations Directorate, Biological Agents Unit, 5S2 Redgrave Court, Merton Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS

Request an invoice

Invoices can be requested via the notification officer and should be made at the time of submitting your notification.

GMO notification fees

Reg	Subject	Fee	Form	RA	Notification period	Consent
9	First use of premises:class 1, non-harmful GMMs	£491	CU1	yes	None. The notifier may begin work as soon as HSE acknowledges receipt of the notification AND any requirements relating to activity notification have been met.	no
9	First use of premises where CU1 is accompanied by a class 2, 3, 4 or harmful non-GMMs activity notification	No	CU1	no	None. The premises may begin work as soon as the HSE acknowledges receipt of the notification but the activities notification period still applies.	no
10	First class 2 activity	£981	CU2	yes	45 days from date of acknowledgement, or sooner if CA agrees	no
10	Subsequent class 2 activity	£981	CU2	yes	None, The premises may begin work as soon as the HSE acknowledges receipt of the notification	no
11	First class 3 activity	£1063	CU2	yes	The CA must issue a Consent (or a reason for refusal) within 90 days of acknowledgement. A consent cannot be issued in less than 30 days, as the public has a right to make representation up to 30 days.	yes
11	Subsequent class 3 activity	£1063	CU2	yes	The CA must issue a Consent (or a reason for refusal) within 45 days of acknowledgement. A consent cannot be issued in less than 30 days, as the public has a right to make representation up to 30 days.	yes
11	First class 4 activity	£1225	CU2	yes	The CA must issue a Consent (or a reason for refusal) within 90 days of acknowledgement. A consent cannot be issued in less than 30 days, as the public has a right to make representation up to 30 days.	yes
11	Subsequent class 4 activity	£1225	CU2	yes	The CA must issue a Consent (or a reason for refusal) within 45 days of acknowledgement. A consent cannot be issued in less than 30 days, as the public has a right to make representation up to 30 days.	yes
12	First or subsequent harmful non-GMM activity ie transgenic.	£981	CU2	yes	45 days from date of acknowledgement, or sooner if CA agrees. NB for non-GMMs, "harmful" refers only to human harm. There is no notification requirement for environmental risks, although a risk assessment must be done.	no
15(2)	Significant change, administrative only**	No	None letter	no	None	no
15(3)	Significant change, requiring alteration to risk assessment	£734	None letter	yes	None	variable
18	Derogation under Reg 18(2) after normal notification has been submitted	£734	None letter	yes		variable
18	Derogation under Reg 18 (2) as part of a notification	none	CU2	yes		variable
15(1)	Condition/alteration/ termination/ suspension imposed by Competent Authority	none	done by CA	no	Immediately or as specified by the CA	As specified by CA