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Beauty and body art licence

If you want to carry out the following beauty and body art activities you must be registered with us:

  • acupuncture 
  • tattooing
  • semi-permanent skin colouring (microblading)
  • cosmetic body and ear piercing
  • ear piercing only
  • electrolysis

 CIEH Toolkit [PDF, 3MB]

Cost

  • Personal licence - £188
  • Premises licence - £339
  • Dual application (personal and premises) - £339 plus £69 per person
  • Duplicate/replacement licence - £15
  • Administration charge (e.g. change of business name) - £32

Apply for a skin piercing licence (opens new tab)

If you know someone in Plymouth who is tattooing or piercing but they’re not on the licensing register, email public.protection@plymouth.gov.uk with details of the business.