Petition · past parliament
Ban ear piercing in children under 8 and ban shops from using piercing guns.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Going to shops in towns that use guns to pierce children’s ears causes unnecessary damage and pain. Children under 8 years are not mature enough or able to consent to modifying their body and it is not anyone else’s choice to do so for them!
This petition to to make it illegal to pierce the ears of a child under the age of eight years old. And also to make it illegal for shops such as Claire accessories and similar places to use piercing guns to pierce ears as they cause unnecessary damage to the ear. The law must change so that only children over the age of eight and adults can consent to modifying their body’s and they must go to a licenced piercing studio who use the correct and safe equipment.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jul 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Jul 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.