Petition · past parliament
Open Beauty Salons/Clinics on 4th July with strict safety measures in place
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Salons/Clinics operate an appointment only, 1 client at a time, no waiting, no refreshments.
Full hand washing & sanitizer.
Limited treatments available
Full PPE to be worn.
Full clean & Longer time gaps between clients.
Each practitioner to only treat existing clients to minimise contact time.
Full hand washing & sanitizer.
Limited treatments available
Full PPE to be worn.
Full clean & Longer time gaps between clients.
Each practitioner to only treat existing clients to minimise contact time.
As one of the most sterile environments after medical settings, we petition to reopen beauty salons & clinics with strict safety measures in place to allow businesses to provide much needed and wanted beauty treatments to the public safely, whilst contributing back to the state of the economy as one of the biggest industries within the UK.
There are lots of actions that can take place within clinics to ensure guidelines are followed.
There are lots of actions that can take place within clinics to ensure guidelines are followed.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
Since you started your petition the Government has announced that beauty salons are being allowed to reopen, and has published guidance for close contact services.
Read the announcement about the reopening of beauty salons here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/beauty-salons-set-to-reopen-for-some-services-next-week-under-new-government-guidelines
Read the Government's guidance on close contact services here: 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/
Read the announcement about the reopening of beauty salons here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/beauty-salons-set-to-reopen-for-some-services-next-week-under-new-government-guidelines
Read the Government's guidance on close contact services here: 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
| 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.