Piercing shop owner fined for having no licence

Hull City Council has warned it will pursue further action against Temple Piercing

A man has been fined for running a skin-piercing studio without a licence.

Clint John Barr "repeatedly refused" to register Temple Piercing on Savile Street in the city centre, Hull City Council said.

Barr was fined £220 and ordered to pay £300 costs at Hull Magistrates' Court last month in a hearing he did not attend.

The council said Barr was "still operating his business illegally" and it would pursue further legal action against him.

The authority said environmental health officers were legally required to check on hygiene, cleanliness, disinfection and sterilisation as part of the licensing system.

Councillor Charles Quinn said Barr had previously been registered for studios in Hull and Hornsea "so he was well aware of the need to register in order to legally carry out cosmetic skin-piercing".

“Mr Barr was contacted and reminded on a number of occasions of the need to register," Mr Quinn said.

"He was invited in for interview to provide an explanation of why he had not applied, however he did not attend.

“Instead, he continued to trade and, to date, has not made any application to register. Hull City Council exhausted all options and had to pursue legal proceedings against Mr Barr."

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