Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group

Overview

The Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group (SCIEG) was set up in January 2014 following the publication of the 2013 Keogh Review. The Review noted that little regulation already exists within this sector, and that there was a call for this amongst those working within it. SCIEG’s role is to explore the need for introducing regulation to cosmetic procedures in Scotland.

Following analysis of the Scottish Government’s 2020 public consultation on the regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures, which showed strong support (98%) for the further regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures that pierce or penetrate the skin, SCIEG was reconvened in November 2023 to gather insight into the current non-surgical cosmetics landscape. This has been a critical step to help the Scottish Government prepare proposals for potential further regulation.

The group meets every 2-3 months, and has been considering relevant areas of work, including classification of procedures based on associated risks and complication management, age restrictions, and the levels of training, qualification and supervision required to perform these procedures safely. This work has fed into the 2024-25 public consultation on the regulation of non-surgical cosmetics.

Members

Members (November 2023 onwards)

• Andy Malyon, Scottish Government and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Chair
• Lorraine Alcock, Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Scottish Government
• Lesley Blair MBE, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC) and Confederation of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC)
• Sara Davies, Public Health adviser, Scottish Government
• John Elder, British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM)
• Kevin Freeman-Ferguson, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS)
• Martin Gibb, Glasgow City Council
• Tom Gorman, Glasgow City Council
• Owen Griffiths, Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Scottish Government
• Elaine Hutton, Ayrshire College
• Anne Macleod, South Lanarkshire Council
• Alun Parry, Health Protection, Scottish Government
• Jackie Partridge, Dermal Clinic and British Association of Medical Aesthetic Nurses (BAMAN, formerly British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN))
• Julie Wales, Glasgow Clyde College
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland representative
• Aberdeenshire Council representative (former member)
• Emer Appleton, Scottish Government (former member)
• Annalena Winslow, Scottish Government (former member)

Publications