Submitted on Wednesday 24th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 10th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Open Tattoo Parlours earlier in the UK Governments Covid-19 recovery strategy
The tattoo industry has vast experience re: cross contamination, disease control and surface disinfection. It demands its participants to be cognisant always of the necessity of following rigorous standards of hygiene therefore the industry is better equipped than most to deal with covid-19.
The UK Government has little knowledge, facts or figures regarding the tattoo/piercing industry and we believe that it is being classed as, “a service for which there is not a population wide demand” and will be put to the bottom of the reopening list. It is estimated that 13% of Europeans are tattooed. That rises to 36% in the under 40 age group. It is also estimated that 72% of women have ear piercings and 20% of the population have other piercings.
Help us save the tattoo/piercing industry.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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We have already published this petition calling for a similar action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320507
Since you started your petition the Government has announced businesses including beauty salons, nail bars and tattoo studios can reopen safely from Monday 13 July: www.gov.uk/government/news/beauty-salons-set-to-reopen-for-some-services-next-week-under-new-government-guidelines
The Government has published guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers: www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/close-contact-services
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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