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The Welsh Government want your views on draft regulations and statutory guidance to establish a mandatory licensing scheme for acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing.
Part 4 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 sets out the legal framework for the scheme.
The intention is to commence Part 4 of the Act and put in place the licensing scheme as a whole. We previously consulted on the principles of the scheme, and the responses we received have informed the draft regulations. We are also consulting on draft statutory guidance issued under section 66(11) of the Act on the matters local authorities are to take into account in deciding whether, and, if so, to what extent, an applicant's fitness to perform a special procedure has been called into question.
The consultation period will end on 8 April 2024, after which the regulations will be finalised and placed before the Senedd.
You will be able to access the consultation document and draft regulations at the following link: Draft regulations and statutory guidance for mandatory licensing of special procedures | GOV.WALES