I am getting in touch from BBC News Investigations where I work as a reporter. I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000). For each calendar year 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 (to date): * Q1. The number of complaints received about an individual aesthetics practitioner or an aesthetics business.* * Q2. The number of inspections of an individual aesthetics practitioner or aesthetics business carried out following a complaint. * Q3. The number of individuals and/or businesses in this sector closed (either temporarily or permanently) or banned from carrying out specific cosmetic procedures by Environmental Health Officers. If possible, please present the information in a table format, with each year as a row and each question as a column. See example below: Q1. Number of complaints received Q2. Number of inspections carried out Q2. Number of businesses in this sector closed or banned 2022 2023 2024 2025 to date I believe these requests falls under the scope of a FOI request. If it is not possible to provide all of the information due to the time or cost limits under Section 12 of the Act, please provide partial information starting with the most recent years first. Under Section 16, I would also appreciate advice and assistance on how I might refine this request if necessary. Definitions *For the purposes of this request, an 'individual aesthetics practitioner' means any person who provides non-surgical cosmetic procedures (e.g.including but not limited too Botox, dermal fillers, chemical peels, microneedling, laser hair removal, non-surgical Brazillian Butt Lifts, non-surgical face lifts, non-surgical liposuction) in a commercial capacity, whether self-employed or employed by a business. *An 'aesthetics business' means any premises, clinic, or company offering such non-surgical cosmetic procedures, including beauty salons that provide these services alongside other treatments.

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