Regulation of hairdressers
Hairdressers and barbers are currently unregulated in the UK. However, they are subject to consumer protection legislation as outlined in this briefing.

This briefing provides a selection of reading on the Online Safety Bill.
The Online Safety Bill: A reading list (188 KB , PDF)
The Online Safety Bill (PDF) [Bill 285 2021-22] was introduced in the House of Commons on 17 March 2022.
The Bill had its second reading on 19 April 2022. A carry-over motion was approved on the same date. The Online Safety Bill (PDF) [Bill 4 2022-23] was re-introduced in the Commons on 10 May 2022. The Bill was considered by a Public Bill Committee over seventeen sittings between 24 May and 28 June 2022. It completed its Commons stages on 17 January 2023. For details of how the Bill was amended, see the Library Briefing, Online Safety Bill: Commons stages (PDF) (1 February 2023).
The Bill [HL Bill 87 (PDF)] was introduced in the House of Lords on 17 January 2023. Lords second reading took place on 1 February 2023. The Bill began its Committee stage in the Lords on 19 April 2023.
Policy background to the Bill, as it was introduced, is set out in the Library Briefing, Analysis of the Online Safety Bill (PDF)(8 April 2022).
This reading list provides a selection of media coverage, stakeholder responses and other material relevant to the Bill.
The Online Safety Bill: A reading list (188 KB , PDF)
Hairdressers and barbers are currently unregulated in the UK. However, they are subject to consumer protection legislation as outlined in this briefing.
An overview of the rules that regulate the purchase, possession and use of fireworks in the UK.
An overview of the rules that regulate the import, storage and sale of fireworks in the UK.