Question follow-through · 105882
Personal Care Services: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing requirements for the establishment of (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 14 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing licensing requirements for the establishment of (a) hairdressers and (b) barbers.
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the significant economic and social role that the hairdressing and barbering industry plays in high streets and communities across the UK. The Hairdressers Registration Act of 1964 provides for a UK register of qualified hairdres...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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