I think the problem lies with different local authorities applying different rules.

Also even with things already mentioned by Hoggie, spac3, heating, bedding etc.

The needs of different breeds and individual dogs varies so much.

For example my breed are most comfortable between 5'C and 20'C, prefering the lower.

My puppies by a week old are moving away fro sources of heat, I only use a small heatpad, and never have room temp over 22'C. I had a litter in acute distress one October in my bedroom that got sun at sunset!

I had to move these pups to a tiled kitchen floor with just paper, with backdoor open at 10 days.

Now all the breeding books tell you to keep whelping area hot.

It's being needlessly tied up in red tape, and having your freedom to manage things to suit your circumstances as you see fit from your knowledge and experience.

The rule makers rarely have any practcal breeding experience.

Who do they consult. If vets; well we all know how wildly inappropriate their breeding management advice can be.

I bred my last litter 2 years ago.  If I manage to get a bitch pup/s from litters with my breeding this year it will be another 3 years before I might breed again. I have to admit as ny new LA are one of those that require a licence if sales are iver £1000 in a year, I am realky put off and may just not breed.

My breed in the UK is already dying on it's feet, with so few breeders left with just 37 (just 7 litters) registered in 2019.

Brainless: > I think the problem lies with different local authorities applying different rules.

So true and something I think needs to be addressed with agreement from all boroughs/counties in the UK adopt the same policies.
(basic animal welfare doesn't change whether you are in John'O'Groats or Lands End.)

> I had to move these pups to a tiled kitchen floor with just paper, with backdoor open at 10 days

This is where your experience prevails.  The Licensing Commitees advise those unaware of how to deal with a situation such as overheating.

> It's being needlessly tied up in red tape, and having your freedom to manage things to suit your circumstances as you see fit from your knowledge and experience

Honestly Brainless, it is not as difficult as you think.  You fill in many forms, yes, have an inspection of your premises and vet reports done on each of your dogs which
reputable Breeders such as yourself are already compliant/familiar with.>

Who do they consult. If vets; well we all know how wildly inappropriate their breeding management advice can be.
The Vets who qualify to become such advisors are few and far between (not just any Vet) and is the reason we in Wales have to wait months for a qualified Vet
to arrange an Inspection.

> I am realky put off and may just not breed.<br />> My breed in the UK is already dying on it's feet, with so few breeders left with just 37 (just 7 litters) registered in 2019

That would be a really sad state of affairs. You're knowledge and experience is so admired on the Forum IMO and no one wants to see any Breed die out. X