Rejected petition Allow tattoo and piercing shops to reopen, they are sanitised and clean premise.
Britain is set to reopen businesses on July 4th. Tattoo and piercing shops are not included amongst these businesses, despite the fact they always follow strict cleanliness and hygiene rules. The ability to control the spread of germs in a tattoo shop is much easier than a pub. They should reopen.
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It will allow those working in these environments to continue to support themselves during this time, and begin to create financial stability for themselves. Tattoo artists and other staff within these facilities continue to struggle.
The fact that these businesses are not able to be open despite their high hygiene standards is ridiculous. Germs are more likely to spread through pubs, libraries and theatres and yet these businesses have been given the thumbs up to reopen.
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Why was this petition rejected?
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We have already published this petition calling for a similar 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
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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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