Clause 1 - Health and safety at work: general duty of self-employed persons

Part of Deregulation Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 27 February 2014.

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Photo of Caroline Nokes Caroline Nokes Conservative, Romsey and Southampton North 12:00, 27 February 2014

I thank the hon. Lady for giving way again. I probably should declare an interest—although I will cover up my roots frantically.

There is a significant problem not with hairdressing but with hairdressing products. Potent dyes can easily be bought over the counter in most chemists so people can dye not only their own hair but other people’s hair. We are in something of a minefield here, because it is perfectly possible for somebody who is not a hairdresser to dye the hair of a relative, a friend or an acquaintance.