{"id":208268,"date":"2022-08-02T15:55:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/?p=208268"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:34:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:34:57","slug":"mps-call-for-speed-up-of-legislation-on-non-surgical-procedures-and-labelling-of-retouched-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/mps-call-for-speed-up-of-legislation-on-non-surgical-procedures-and-labelling-of-retouched-images\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs call for speed up of legislation on non-surgical procedures and labelling of retouched images"},"content":{"rendered":"

MPs from Parliament's Health and Social Care Committee have called on the Government to speed up the introduction of regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures and for the labelling of retouched images.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The calls follow the publication earlier this year of a report that examines the impact of body image on mental and physical health, which identified a rise in body image dissatisfaction as the driver behind the rise in non-surgical cosmetic procedures,<\/strong> which is a market that to date has remained largely unregulated.<\/p>\n

The Government has new powers to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures, however a consultation on what that regime should look like is still awaited.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health and Social Care Committee Chair Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt said a timetable was now urgently required:\u00a0\u201cThe government must act urgently to end the situation where anyone can carry out non-surgical cosmetic procedures, regardless of training or qualifications.<\/strong> We heard of some distressing experiences \u2013 a conveyor belt approach with procedures carried out with no questions asked, procedures that have gone wrong, the use of filthy premises.<\/p>\n

\"It was clear throughout our inquiry that some groups are particularly vulnerable to exploitation in this growing market<\/strong> that has gone largely unregulated. We need a timetable now for a licensing regime with patient safety at its centre to reduce those risks.<\/p>\n

\"We hope that ministers will listen to our recommendations and set about creating the safety standards that anyone seeking treatment has a right to expect.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its recommendations for legislation for non-surgical cosmetics procedures, the report suggests:<\/p>\n