Petition · past parliament
Keep the hair and beauty industry open as an essential business through lockdown
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Recognise the hair and beauty industry as essential businesses,
Keep us open and let us trade through lockdown.
Keep us open and let us trade through lockdown.
We contribute 6.6 billion per annum to the economy,
We have followed guidelines wearing full PPE for all treatments, customers wear mask for treatments, cleaning and sanitising in between each customer
As a hairdresser within the industry i know how much my customers rely on being able to come and have treatments done not only for vanity but for sanity.
Mental health has grown bigger every year and we are part of helping those people talk about what’s going on at home or work or about life.
We have followed guidelines wearing full PPE for all treatments, customers wear mask for treatments, cleaning and sanitising in between each customer
As a hairdresser within the industry i know how much my customers rely on being able to come and have treatments done not only for vanity but for sanity.
Mental health has grown bigger every year and we are part of helping those people talk about what’s going on at home or work or about life.
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 some of these petitions:
Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19: Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19
Keep the beauty industry open: Keep the beauty industry open
Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19: Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19
Keep the beauty industry open: Keep the beauty industry open
Timeline
| 2 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.