Open Tattoo Parlours earlier in the UK Governments Covid 19 recovery strategy.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Having reviewed the Government's strategy, we would like to open a discussion around our industry's placement within the strategy. We believe that, with the correct protocols in place to ensure the safety of tattooist and our clients, we should be allowed to open at a much earlier stage.

Our studios have more experience than most other businesses when it comes to cross contamination, disease control and disinfection. Our work, by its very nature, demands its participants to be cognisant always of the necessity of following rigorous standards of hygiene. We have self-regulated for many years. We would suggest that, with our already heightened understanding of health and hygiene in our workplace, we are better equipped than most to deal with the ever-looming threat of infection.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have already published this petition calling for the same action: Allow Salons and Tattoo parlors to open at same time as hairdressers

Since you started your petition the Government has announced businesses including beauty salons, nail bars and tattoo studios can reopen safely from Monday 13 July: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/beauty-salons-set-to-reopen-for-some-services-next-week-under-new-government-guidelines

The Government has published guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

Timeline

11 May 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Jul 2020

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