Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 37690

Plastic Surgery: Licensing and Regulation

Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that practitioners within the aesthetic industry comply with (a) licensing and (b) regulations.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and is exploring options for further regulation in this area. We will set out the details of our approach in due course.