Register a person and/or premises to provide skin piercing treatments
What you need to know
If you want to carry out the following treatments:
- acupuncture
- tattooing
- semi-permanent skin colouring (including lip liner, eye liner, microblading, micropigmentation)
- cosmetic piercing (includes, ear, nose, body piercing and micro needling)
- electrolysis
and they are:
- carried out as part of a business
- carried out at a domestic or business premises
You must register with us. You need to tell us:
- the premises where these treatments are carried out
- about each person who carries out the treatments
A separate application form and fee apply for each premises and individual practitioner.
Read our cosmetic piercing frequently asked questions (Word doc) [48KB] .