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The Special Procedure Licences (Wales) Regulations 2024

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Regulation 7(4)

SCHEDULE 6Mandatory licensing conditions: electrolysis

1.  A licence holder must not perform electrolysis on an intimate body part of a client under the age of 18.

2.  The licence holder must wear gloves when performing the special procedure. The gloves worn by the licence holder must provide the best fit, dexterity and comfort and afford good barrier protection. Where latex gloves can be worn, the latex gloves must be low-protein and powder free. If the client has a known allergy to latex, the licence holder must wear gloves that are a suitable latex free alternative.

3.  Gloves must be removed and disposed of immediately after the special procedure is finished. Gloves must be removed, disposed of and replaced where there is a break in the period of time during which the special procedure is performed.

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4.  In this Schedule, “intimate body part” means a body part that is listed in section 96(2) of the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017.

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