🇬🇧Nation: Scotland
Compliance for Scotland Studios
Syyn covers Scotland 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, written consent + accompaniment.
- Intimate piercing: 18+ only.
- Scotland: Tattooing anyone under 18 is a criminal offence under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969. Piercing under 16 requires written consent and parent/guardian accompaniment (SSI 2006/43).
Licensing Requirements
- Practitioner registration required (Personal Licence Number).
- Periodic renewal required.
- Scotland: Licence required under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. Both personal and premises licences needed. ICO registration mandatory.
Sterilisation and Record-Keeping
- Sterilisation records required.
- Retention period: 24 months.
- Scotland requires autoclave sterilisation records to be maintained for a minimum of 24 months.
Session Documentation
- Written aftercare instructions required.
Key Legislation
- Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 + SSI 2006/43
- Tattooing of Minors Act 1969 (Scotland application)
- UK GDPR / Data Protection Act 2018
Information is operational guidance only and not legal advice.
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