Acupuncture, tattooing, piercing, electrolysis

You must be registered to practice any of the following types of cosmetic piercing and semi-permanent skin colouring:

Acupuncture
Ear piercing
Electrolysis
Tattooing
semi-permanent skin colouring

If you work from a premises, the premises must also be registered.

Apply for a tattooing, acupuncture, piercing or electrolysis licence

Fees for an acupuncture, tattooing, piercing, or electrolysis licence

£206.76 for premises and
£153.20 per practitioner

We will arrange to carry out an inspection of the premises to check hygiene compliance before deciding if a certificate of registration will be given.

Byelaws covering skin piercing and cosmetic treatments

We have adopted byelaws to secure the hygienic operation of these activities:

PDF Icon Acupuncture Bylaws - pdf - 67 Kb

PDF Icon Cosmetic Piercing Bylaws - pdf - 73 Kb

PDF Icon Ear Piercing and Electrolysis Bylaws - pdf - 66 Kb

PDF Icon Semi Perm Skin Colour Bylaws - pdf - 72 Kb

PDF Icon Skin Piercing Guide - pdf - 102 Kb

PDF Icon Tattooing Bylaws - pdf - 65 Kb

For further guidance read:

PDF Icon Microblading Public Awareness Leaflet - pdf - 499 Kb

PDF Icon Tattooing and Body Piercing Guidance Toolkit - pdf - 2.84 Mb