- Only appropriately qualified health professionals will be able to deliver high -risk processes such as Brazil’s lifts
- Clinics that manage filler and botox should have to meet strict standards to receive permission
- Children protected by dangerous beauty trends in social media through plans for young people’s restrictions on treatments
- Strong measures will protect people and save the procedures that determine NHS Time and Money
Hard new measures to break down cosmetic cosmetic procedures that have left people canceled, injured and needed to take care of the NHS will be introduced by the government.
Only specialized health professionals will be able to perform the higher risk processes-such as Brazilian non-surgical lifts.
These must be done by specialized health care workers working on providers registered with the quality of care (Cqc).
Scheduled repression follows a series of incidents where people had high risk treatments by people with little or no medical training, leading to dangerous complications, permanent scars and even death. These new rules will protect people from non -business, scammers and reduce the costs for NHS to determine injured procedures.
The new measures follow the growing alarm for people with unconditional performing invasive treatments in unsafe environments – including houses, hotels and emerging clinics. Many of these procedures are commercially available as non -surgical, but they are actually invasive and poses serious risks.
Health Minister Karin Smyth said:
The cosmetics industry has been infected by a wild west by practitioners and processes. There are countless stories of cosmetics horror cowboys that cause serious, destructive damage.
This government is taking action to protect those who are looking for treatments, support honest and competent professionals and eliminates Cowboys as part of our plan for change.
It is not about to stop taking therapies – it is about preventing rogue operators to exploit people at the expense of their safety and keep people safe. We give them peace and reducing the costs for NHS to determine the abused procedures.
Other lower -risk cosmetic treatments – including Botox, lip filling and skin fillers – will also undergo a stricter supervision through a new local authority licensing system. Practitioners should meet the strict safety, training and insurance standards before they are legally operated. Once the regulations are entered, practitioners who violate the rules on higher risk procedures will be subject to Cqc imposition and financial sanctions.
The government also plans to exercise restrictions for under 18 years of high -risk cosmetic procedures, unless permitted by a healthcare professional.
Through our plan for change, the government is determined to enhance the safety of patients. These changes will ensure that consumers can be sure that the treatment they receive is safe and high. It will also provide businesses better protections, allowing reliable and secure providers to be easily identified in patients.
Priority will be given to the introduction of regulations to reduce higher risk processes – such as fillers imported into breasts and genitals. A public consultation will be published early next year. This will ask for views on the range of procedures that should be covered in new restrictions.
While measures are being developed, the government urges anyone considering a cosmetic process to check the qualifications and insurance of the provider and to avoid treatments that look suspiciously cheap.
Millie Kendall Obe, Managing Director of the British Beauty Council, said:
The British Beauty Council has been tirelessly worked on the impulse for increased regulation of the aesthetic sector since its establishment. Therefore, I fully welcome the government’s announcement that it promotes legislation.
Any measures that increase protection for the general public and professionalism of industry will help in confidence and help prevent the normalization of horror stories that have become synonymous with our field.
We will work closely with the relevant government interested parties to ensure that these measures are implemented in a manner that ensures the steady and safe development of our sector. This is the first step forward to increase the reputation of our industry £ 30.4 billion.
Background information
The new regulations will be subject to public consultations and parliamentary audit before being introduced.
The government will work closely with interested parties to develop further proposals for consultation on the introduction of the licensing regime for lower risk procedures to seek views on education, training standards, qualifications, infections and insurance control.
The government’s commitment follows a consultation on the granting of licenses of non -surgical cosmetic procedures that began in September 2023, which received almost 12,000 answers. This was the first consultation on proposals to enhance the regulation in this area. The government will carry out further consultations, as there are many issues that need to be considered in the planning of the regulation that was not within the mission of this initial consultation. Read the full answer to the administration of non -surgical cosmetic licenses.
The new measures will also contribute to saving the NHS money, reducing the project after failed procedures, contributing to the taxation of value for the taxpayer.
The measures come as a UKHSA health organization (UKHSA), the UKHSA, the Regulatory Organization for Medicines and Health Care (MHRA), local authorities and NHS continue to investigate as many people had adverse reactions after cosmetic procedures involving Botulinum toxin. This is another reminder for the public to ensure that they receive licensed products in England and only manage sufficiently trained by professionals. NHS’s website has information about By choosing who will do your cosmetics process.
Additional extracts
Ashton Collins, director, Save Face, said:
I am glad that the government has recognized the important and potentially deadly risks posed by the extremely dangerous processes such as Brazilian wet lifts and have prioritized the implementation of restrictions on public security protection.
We have a tireless campaign for almost 2 years for this critical change and have supported over 750 women who have undergone traumatic experiences. I have seen firsthand the devastating impact these processes can have on the lives of victims and their families – no more than the Alice Webb family.
We look forward to continuing to work closely with the government and the key interested parties in all stages of this process, to build a safer landscape for the public and promote high standards throughout the industry.
Professor David Sines CBE PhD, Executive Chairman and Secretary in the Cosmetic Council of Cosmetic Professionals (Jccp), he said:
The joint council for cosmetic professionals warmly welcomes the UK government’s decision to introduce legislation on the regulation and license for cosmetic procedures depending on the risks they present. Their ‘Change Plan’ marks a commitment to the strongest terms and agrees with Jccp“It is a widely published appeal for legal regulation.
The introduction of the standards to ensure that patients are protected and protected by damage, ensuring that all cosmetic professionals are regulated and licensed to a new national training and training standard, that they are properly insured and that they work from safe facilities at all times has become imperative. These proposals have our full support and we welcome the opportunity to participate in further consultation.
Diane Hey, CEO of ARMONIA HEALTH AND BEAUTY, Beauty Professional Trailblazer ApprenticeShip Group Group Chair and Beauty Industry Group Licensing Task and Finish Group Chair, said:
This long -awaited action is a crucial step in protecting the public from the dangers of unjust and unsafe non -secure non -surgical cosmetic procedures. For a long time, the bad trained people who are completing small lessons have been able to carry out high -risk processes with little accountability. These new measures will help safeguard the public, support professional standards and enhance the importance of regulated, high quality education and training in the field.
They will provide protection and recognition for reliable, secure professionals who have spent years for the development of their knowledge and skills, while marking those who wish to enter the field on reliable, regulated educational paths.
We look forward to supporting the development of the licensing regime and the configuration of the broader scope of the procedures included, based on the proportional risk. This is vital to the restoration of public confidence and to ensure only the competent, qualified professionals who provide these procedures to recognized facilities.
Mark Elliott, president of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, said:
We welcome the introduction of improved adjustment and a new licensing plan. We look forward to continuing to work with the government in order to achieve a licensing system that includes the full range of procedures that were to be covered by the plan of initial consultation.
