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Regulate the hair and beauty industry

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The beauty industry is a multi-billion-pound industry and comes with lots of risks and yet its completely unregulated. In fact, you don’t legally need a qualification or insurance and anyone can start doing treatments with no training.
We want the government to step in and regulate the industry
Create a task force to better standards, make them enforceable, introduce a license scheme. Better control of training courses and stop those making quick money over safety.
We want clients protected and confident they are in safe hands.
Regulating the industry allows the professionals to grow and flourish this already profitable industry.
To recognise the risks involved, listen to the experts and act.
Reduce the number of insurance claims made and lives ruined by cleaning up the industry

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Prevent unqualified practitioners from performing beauty and hair treatments

Timeline

25 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jul 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.