Parliament welcomes back The Hair Council

MPs and guests gather at Westminster for first time since Covid

by AMANDA | INFORM

The Hair Council returned to Parliament for their first gathering there since Covid.

Invited by Rupa Huq MP, The Hair Council and selected guests enjoyed afternoon tea while hearing updates on their quest to make state registration mandatory and celebrating those that have championed the cause.

Long term supporter and campaigner for The Hair Council, Andrew Barton, was awarded with a Master Professional certificate for his commitment. “For over two decades I have lent my voice to the Hair Council to push this cause forward and to shout loudly about what we need, and that is mandatory registration in this industry,” he said. 

Andrew Barton

Registrar and chief executive, Gareth Penn, shared how the push for mandatory state registration can help shape the future for small businesses. “There is a lot more work we need to do. We are a skilled, essential unified workforce who contributes thousands of jobs and billions of pounds to the UK Exchequer. We are making excellent progress towards our mandatory registration, because that is still the foundation of what the Hair Council is all about. The more of us that are State Registered, the more of a voice we have,” he said.

Support was also shared by attending MPs. “I have massive respect for all that you do. You are a pivotal part of the high street and the campaign you have for state registration is really important,” said Rupa Huq MP, who hosted the event.

“You are anchors in the high street and the people that provide a sense of heart,” added Julia Lopez MP. “You are continuing to give people employment rights and career opportunities, so thank you for doing all that. I ask all of you to lobby your MPs, because we shouldn’t keep taking industries like this for granted. Incredibly important grass roots small businesses are keeping our high streets going.