Body Modification: Regulation
(asked on 24th June 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of legislation regulating body modification following the prosecution of Brendan McCarthy.
This question was answered on 2nd July 2019
The Government is committed to supporting people to make informed and safe choices about any body modification procedure they are considering and to make sure that the person they choose is appropriately qualified, registered and insured. The Government is currently exploring options to further support this commitment.