Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee

Recommendation 21

21 Acknowledged Paragraph: 117

Specific premises standards and extended enforcement powers are needed for non-surgical cosmetic procedures.

Conclusion
There should be specific premises standards for all beauty salons and non-CQC registered premises providing non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Local Authority Enforcement Officers should be given extended powers to enforce compliance with a nationally agreed set of premises standards.
Government Response Summary
The government stated its general desire for the public to trust medicines and devices used in non-surgical cosmetic procedures and for practitioners to market responsibly, but committed to no action on premises standards or enforcement powers.
Paragraph Reference: 117
Government Response Acknowledged
HM Government Acknowledged
The government wants to ensure that the public can trust any medicine or device used during a non-surgical cosmetic procedure. We also want to ensure that any practitioner or organisation offering non-surgical cosmetic procedures markets their services and products responsibly.