🇬🇧Region: London
Compliance for London Studios
Syyn covers London compliance requirements for tattoo and piercing studios, including GDPR, licensing, age rules, and record-keeping.
Compliance Requirements
Age and Consent Rules
- Tattoo: 18+ absolute (criminal offence under Tattooing of Minors Act 1969).
- Piercing: consent allowed, parent must be present.
- Intimate piercing: 18+ only.
- England: Tattooing anyone under 18 is a criminal offence under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969.
Licensing Requirements
- Practitioner registration required (Special Treatment Licence Number).
- Periodic renewal required.
- Greater London boroughs (excluding City of London): Special Treatment Licence required under London Local Authorities Act 1991 Part II. Discretionary licensing with periodic renewal. Hepatitis B vaccination records required at premises. City of London has a separate local process.
Sterilisation and Record-Keeping
- Sterilisation records required.
- Sterilisation procedures and records are typically required as a Special Treatment Licence condition — check your borough's standard conditions. Syyn logs autoclave cycles and biological indicator tests.
Session Documentation
- Written aftercare instructions required.
Key Legislation
- London Local Authorities Act 1991 Part II (Special Treatment Licence)
- Tattooing of Minors Act 1969
- Data Protection Act 2018 + UK GDPR
Information is operational guidance only and not legal advice.
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