Part 6: Miscellaneous Child Safeguarding: Information Sharing Section 180: Licensing of cosmetic procedures
The current legal framework relating to non-surgical cosmetic procedures is found in various existing legislation. The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 allows local authorities to make provision for the registration of certain cosmetic treatments, including cosmetic piercing, electrolysis, tattooing, semi-permanent make up and acupuncture. However, registration is a very simple process, there is no requirement for the provision of proof of qualifications, and local authorities have few powers to refuse registration.
	Some local authorities have made byelaws to regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures but the content of these is restricted, for example to the cleanliness of premises. In addition, a small number of local authorities in England have introduced local licensing schemes. These include Essex (under the Essex Act 1987), Nottingham (under the Nottinghamshire County Council Act 1985) and London (under the London Local Authorities Act 1991).
	The subsection (3)(b) therefore grants the power to repeal local Acts such as these in order to ensure that the licensing scheme is applied uniformly across England so that the same national minimum standards of safety and training qualifications are upheld.