Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 88488
Tattooing: Vetting
Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025
Named DayQuestion
Luke Myer
Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of the local authority licensing process.
Answer
Karin SmythNo assessment has been made by the Department of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of existing local authority registration and licensing processes. On 7 August we announced our plans to int...
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