Part of 6. 6. Debate on Stage 3 of the Public Health (Wales) Bill – in the Senedd at 4:24 pm on 9 May 2017.
The amendments in this group seek to create a standalone criminal offence of tattooing an eyeball in Wales, unless it’s done by a person regulated by the General Medical Council. I share the general concern about the risks of this procedure, which underpin the amendments. As I outlined in the discussion on the previous group, amendment 22 tabled in my name makes it clear that the mandatory licensing criteria and conditions can make provision about standards of competence relevant to performing a special procedure on a specific part of an individual’s body, including by reference to qualifications or experience.