This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Make it law that it's a criminal offence for piercing a baby/child's ears
It should be classed as abuse to pierce a child's ears under an age where thwy can consent or ask for it to be done. It should also be an criminal offence for any business to pierce their ears.
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The unnecessary pain caused on a baby / child through ear piercing is horrendous. It's should carry a sentence for piercing a child's ears and a sentence for a parent piercing there child's ears. There should be a minimum age of around 10 years old by that age the child knows thwy want thwm doing
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