We are going to be carrying out essential maintenance work to our online payment system which means you may not be able to make payments from 6am on 25 June 2025. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

Illegal and underage tattooing

Tattooing requires an environment with a high standard of hygiene.

Illegal tattooists or ‘scratchers’ often operate from home in unsuitable conditions and risk infecting their clients with infectious diseases.

Even if you were charged a fee for the tattoo, it still could have been illegal. 

If you have information relating to an illegal tattooist you can contact us.

We have the power to seek a Court Order to seize tattooing equipment from any property and the tattooist can be prosecuted.

Underage tattooing 

The minimum age for a tattoo is 18 (except for medical reasons). If you have information relating to underage tattooing, please contact Leicestershire Police on 0116 222 2222.

Tattoo Licence 

To apply for a licence for a tattoo premises, please see our licensing pages.

Last updated 24 June 2022
Do you need to get in touch with us? Use our contact form.