Rejected petition Keep the hair and beauty industry open as an essential business through lockdown

Recognise the hair and beauty industry as essential businesses,
Keep us open and let us trade through lockdown.

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We contribute 6.6 billion per annum to the economy,
We have followed guidelines wearing full PPE for all treatments, customers wear mask for treatments, cleaning and sanitising in between each customer
As a hairdresser within the industry i know how much my customers rely on being able to come and have treatments done not only for vanity but for sanity.
Mental health has grown bigger every year and we are part of helping those people talk about what’s going on at home or work or about life.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:

Do not require salons to close due to Covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555408

Keep the beauty industry open: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554478

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Date submitted 2 November 2020
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