Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 68041

Cosmetic Surgery: Licensing

Tabled: 15 July 2025

Answered: 22 July 2025

Named Day

Question

Tom Gordon

Liberal Democrat — Harrogate and Knaresborough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward (a) regulations and (b) a licensing regime for practitioners of cosmetic surgery.

Answer

Karin Smyth

All doctors performing cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom are required to be registered and licensed to practise by the General Medical Council. The Care Quality Commission regulates cosmetic treatments carried out by healthcare professionals in Engla...

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