Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63394

Plastic Surgery: Regulation

Tabled: 27 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist PartyUpper Bann

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to introduce a licensing and regulatory framework for practitioners in the aesthetic and cosmetic surgery industry.

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 our response to the consul...

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