Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 46841

Personal Care Services: Licensing

Tabled: 22 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, If he would make an assessment of the potential merits of a licensing scheme for (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
Hairdressing salons and barbers, like other employers, are subject to normal business regulations such as health and safety requirements, employer and public liability insurance. The Hairdressers Registration Act of 1964 already provides for a UK register...
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