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Regulate hairdressers, says Llanelli MP Nia Griffith Hairdresser register call by Nia Griffith MP rejected
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Calls have been made for the compulsory state registration of hairdressers to protect people from "unscrupulous" and "incompetent" traders. Calls for hairdressers to be put on a compulsory state register to protect people from "unscrupulous" and "incompetent" traders have been rejected by the UK government.
Llanelli MP Nia Griffith is expected to raise the issue in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday. Llanelli MP Nia Griffith raised the issue in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday.
Ms Griffith said she was "quite shocked" hairdressers do not need any qualifications. She said she was "quite shocked" hairdressers do not need any qualifications.
Sally Styles of the Hair Council said mandatory registration was an opportunity to maintain public trust. But ministers said a register would cost the industry £75m.
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Source: The Hairdressing Council
It is currently voluntary to belong to the UK register of qualified hairdressers.It is currently voluntary to belong to the UK register of qualified hairdressers.
"Of course the majority of hairdressers have appropriate qualifications, work to a high standard and take great care of their customers," Ms Griffith said. "Of course the majority of hairdressers have appropriate qualifications, work to a high standard and take great care of their customers," the Labour MP argued.
"However, at the moment there is nothing to protect the consumer from the unscrupulous or the incompetent.""However, at the moment there is nothing to protect the consumer from the unscrupulous or the incompetent."
Ms Styles said state registration would bring the profession in line with other industries including taxi drivers and plumbers and with hair professionals internationally. But Works and Pensions Minister Mark Harper said the move could not guarantee the quality of hairdressers - and that those who were poor at the job went out of business very quickly.
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Source: The Hairdressing Council