How to apply to register for acupuncture, tattooing, piercing, electrolysis
Fees and how to apply as a person
Fees
The application fee to register a person is £100. This is a one-off fee.
Before applying
Please read guide to registration
How to apply
You can register online for a personal acupuncture, tattooing, piercing or electrolysis registration.
Register: acupuncture, tattooing, piercing, electrolysis (person)
Alternatively, we can send you the registration form: Environmental Health contact form
Time period for council to normally approve the application
Once the registration is received, the business is registered, and you have complied with the legal requirements.
What happens if your application is not processed by this council within the normal approved time period (tacit consent)
Tacit consent does not apply to the registration of acupuncture, tattooing, piercing or electrolysis businesses as it is a statutory requirement that these businesses must register.
If you have not heard from us in that time period
No time periods apply to process a registration application. However, if you have any enquiries please complete our Environmental Health contact form
Complaints concerning the process
In the first instance, please complete our Environmental Health contact form. Any person who is refused a licence or objects to a condition attached to a licence may appeal to the local magistrates' court.
Any change in circumstances
Contact Environmental Health: Environmental Health contact form
Last updated: 26/07/2023 14:21
