Petition · HM Treasury
Protect consumers from cosmetic surgery financial scams
Closed
41 signatures
What the petition asks
We call on the Government to introduce stronger regulations to protect consumers from cosmetic surgery scams. We believe many patients may have lost money to companies that take upfront payments, cancel procedures, and then go into liquidation—while directors recover their funds first.
To prevent this, we urge the Government to:
• Require payments to be held in an escrow account until the procedure takes place, ensuring funds are protected.
• Enforce stricter financial oversight of cosmetic surgery providers to stop directors from prioritizing their own funds over patients.
• Introduce tougher penalties for companies engaging in unethical financial practices.
We think these changes could protect consumers from financial loss and prevent businesses from exploiting vulnerable patients.
• Require payments to be held in an escrow account until the procedure takes place, ensuring funds are protected.
• Enforce stricter financial oversight of cosmetic surgery providers to stop directors from prioritizing their own funds over patients.
• Introduce tougher penalties for companies engaging in unethical financial practices.
We think these changes could protect consumers from financial loss and prevent businesses from exploiting vulnerable patients.
Timeline
| 14 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
41
Status
Closed
Department
HM Treasury
Opened
14 May 2025
Closed
14 Nov 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 21 Aug 2026.