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Personal Care Services: Health Hazards

Commons · Question 29029 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Charlie Maynard

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative analysis of safety has been undertaken between barbering and other regulated personal services, such as tattooing, piercing and electrolysis.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 21 Sep 2026

Businesses operating in barbering and other personal service activities such as tattooing, piercing and electrolysis are required to comply with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, which place duties on businesses to as...