Amber Valley Borough Council has issued a stark warning to body art fans, after it took legal action against an unregistered skin piercer on 17 July 2023 at Derby Justice Centre.
The practitioner, Miss Hall was found to be working in a unit in her back garden in unhygienic conditions.
She pleaded guilty to conducting business without being registered, not following hygienic standards, and not displaying the appropriate certificates at her premises. Her financial penalty totalled £1840.
It was deemed that customers had been put at risk from infection through a lack of basic hygiene. If used inappropriately, needles used as part of cosmetic treatments can spread infections such as hepatitis and HIV.
A spokesperson for Amber Valley Borough Council said: "By conducting her business in this way, Miss Hall put many of her clients in danger from infection. As a council we are here to protect those within our borough and ensure that such business owners stick to the rules imposed upon them."
The council has now issued guidelines for the public to follow when choosing a tattoo salon or piercing clinic, these include:
For more information visit www.ambervalley.gov.uk/licensing/tattoo-piercing-and-electrolysis.
Contact the team directly on 01773 570222 or email enquiry@ambervalley.gov.uk