APIL comments on Regulation of the Hairdressing Industry

Following Martyn Trenerry attendance at a reception at the House of Commons hosted by David Morris MP who introduced a 10 minute Bill promoting better regulation of the hairdressing industry. Deborah Evans, Chief Executive of The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has made the following statement

 “Terrible injuries, including chemical burns, anaphylactic reactions, scarring and blood poisoning are too frequent for the hairdressing industry to continue to be left to its own devices. As a result of Parliament’s failure to act we will unfortunately continue to see these injuries in their hundreds each year. For MPs to dismiss this issue so quickly is very disappointing.

We can hope that, at the very least, the Bill has made people aware of the risks carried by particular treatments so they will seek to visit a qualified, professional hairdresser who can handle them with the expertise they need and deserve.”