Written Question·Home Office·UIN 80051

Vetting: Tattooing

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Luke Myer

LabourMiddlesbrough 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 Jones
The 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.