This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Allow tattooing to return at same date as hairdressing (July 4th)
To place tattooing into the same sector as hairdressing for opening guidlines. tattooing is a much cleaner procedure and can be just as covid secure.
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Hair dressing does not implement usual cross contamination control whereas tattooing does. Both can use extra measures for covid securing.
Hair that is being removed floats around the air getting into skin, eyes and airways and could be contaminated by hands and fluids. A tattoo studio already implements proper cross contamination as well as preparing the area for working on. Neither are necessary and purely aesthetic. Tattooing has a lower footfall too aiding in prevention of spread.
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We have already published this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320507
Since you started your petition the Government has announced businesses including beauty salons, nail bars and tattoo studios can reopen safely from Monday 13 July: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/beauty-salons-set-to-reopen-for-some-services-next-week-under-new-government-guidelines
The Government has published guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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