This consultation ended 19 April 2023.
Reviewing responses
The responses to this consultation are currently being reviewed. Details of the outcome will be published here in due course.
Original consultation
We want your views on a mandatory licensing scheme for acupuncture, body piercing, electrolysis and tattooing.
Consultation documents

Consultation document , file type: PDF, file size: 929 KB

Mandatory Licensing of Special Procedures in Wales: regulatory impact assessment , file type: PDF, file size: 617 KB

Regulations to establish a mandatory licensing scheme for special procedures as defined in Part 4 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017: integrated impact assessment , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
Additional information
We want views on the principles for establishing a mandatory licensing scheme for the named special procedures. Part 4 of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 sets out the legal framework. The intention is to commence Part 4 of the Act and put in place the licensing scheme as a whole.