Registration summary
Environmental Health registers people who practice acupuncture or who run a business offering tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, electrolysis, or cosmetic piercing including ear piercing.
Eligibility Criteria
Two types of registration are required:
1. Each person who practices acupuncture, or who runs a business offering tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, cosmetic piercing (including ear piercing), or electrolysis.
2. Each premises where these activities are undertaken.
• If you are a registered medical practitioner, or operate under the direct supervision of a registered medical practitioner, then you do not need to register.
• Individual employees of a business do not need to be registered, except for acupuncture in which case every acupuncturist needs to be registered.
• If you are self-employed you will need to register. Mobile practitioners still need to register themselves at their home address.
• Southampton City Council has adopted byelaws for acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent tattooing, cosmetic piercing & electrolysis to ensure good standards of cleanliness and hygienic practice. Please contact us at the address below if you would like a copy of the Byelaws.
Regulation Summary
The fees from 1st April 2013 until 31st March 2014 are £118.00 for the premises and £61.00 for each practitioner. If you only pierce ears, then there are reduced fees of £61.00 for the premises and £33.00 for each practitioner. These fees are payable on registration only; no renewal is required.
If you or the premises concerned are already registered with Southampton City Council, but there has been a change for example a self-employed practitioner has moved to new premises, then you will not need to pay an additional fee for that element. Please contact us if you wish to confirm the fee you need to pay.
Application Evaluation Process
We will process your application and will normally send you a registration certificate and receipt for your payment within 15 working days. In the event that we are unable to send these within this timescale we will contact you to explain the reason for the delay.
Inspectors are likely to make a site visit to new premises and speak to new practitioners to check hygiene standards and practices. This will be carried out before the registration certificate is released.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
No. It is in the public interest that Southampton City Council must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this online here if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.
Apply online or download, complete the form and post to the address below:
Tell us about a change to your existing circumstances
Regulatory Services (Commercial)
Southampton City Council
Floor 5
One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7FP
Redress
If you are not satisfied with the process for registering people who practice acupuncture or who run a business offering tattooing, semi-permanent skin colouring, electrolysis or cosmetic piercing including ear piercing, please contact:
Regulatory Services (Commercial)
Southampton City Council
Floor 5
One Guildhall Square
Southampton
SO14 7FP
Tel: 023 8083 3002
Environmental.health@southampton.gov.uk
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