Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80051
Vetting: Tattooing
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Luke Myer
Labour — Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks for tattoo artists as part of the licensing process.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Home Office is not responsible for the licensing of tattoo artists so has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring Disclosure and Barring Service checks as part of the licensing process.