Licence summary
If you offer tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing, or electrolysis you must be registered with your local district council.
Eligibility criteria
You must provide specific information including details of your premises and any previous convictions for practicing without a licence in this field.
A fee maybe charged.
Regulation summary
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence (external website)
Application evaluation process
No provision in legislation
Apply online (via businesslink.gov.uk)
Application for a licence to carry out acupuncture, tattooing, piercing and/or electrolysis (external website)
Application to change a tattooists, piercing and electrolysis licence (external website)
Failed application redress
Please contact us in the first instance.
Licence holder redress
Please contact us in the first instance.
Customer complaint
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct (external website) will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre. (external website)
