Skin piercing and tattooing licence

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If you run a business anywhere in Renfrewshire which carries out any of the following acitivites, you need a licence from the council:

• acupuncture
• cosmetic body piercing
• electrolysis
• tattooing (permanent or semi permanent, including micro pigmentation).
  

The council issue licences for one year in the first instance and for two years at renewal.

To apply for the grant or renewal of a skin piercing and tattooing licence you can:

• print off the application form below using the pdf link, sign it and post with the fee
• send it to us online using the e-form link and then come to the Customer Service Centre to sign it and pay the fee.
  
  Please note that the form will only be processed once the appropriate fee is paid. Submitting a form online does not constitute making a valid application.
  
  You can use the related content link on the right hand side of this page to obtain the current application fee.

e-form
application form (pdf - 133KB)
display notice and compliance certificate (pdf - 85KB)

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Help us to help you
As a courtesy, we send reminder letters to existing licence holders to let them know when their renewal date is approaching. To make sure that you receive your reminder, please remember to let us know if you move house. You can do this by completing our change of address form below and either hand it in or post it to us at the following address.

change of address form (pdf - 111KB)

Contact us by email, phone, fax, visit or by writing to:

• email: licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 840 3467
• fax: 0141 840 3566
• visit or write to
  Renfrewshire Council
  Licensing Section
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  Paisley
  PA1 1TT

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