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Non Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill - Financial Memorandum

Overview

Part 1 of the Bill as introduced will make it illegal to provide certain types of procedures to people under the age of 18.

It will only be legal to provide these services from properties that meet certain requirements.

The procedures covered by the Bill are ones that:

  • pierce or penetrate the skin,
  • are not provided as part of the health service,
  • are not provided by a health care provider for the purposes of treating illness, and
  • are not regulated under a type of licensing scheme set out in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

These types of procedure might be done for cosmetic or for wellbeing purposes. They could include a dermal filler injection or a stronger chemical peel.

A full list of the procedures covered is contained in schedule 1 of the Bill. The Bill includes a power for this list to be changed in the future.

The Bill also allows the Scottish Government to introduce more restrictions and requirements for these types of procedure in the future. This could include: 

  • saying who can provide them,
  • what sort of training or qualifications are needed to provide them,
  • how the rules around them are enforced.

Part 2 of the Bill changes the Certification of Death (Scotland) Act 2011. If passed, it will:

  • change when someone can request a review of a medical certificate of cause of death, and when a request for a review can be rejected.
  • remove the need for authorisation of applications for cremation when someone dies outside of Scotland, but in another part of the UK, and is going to be cremated in Scotland.

Financial Memorandum

As with all Bills, the Finance and Public Administration Committee invites written evidence on the estimated financial implications of the Bill as set out in its accompanying Financial Memorandum (FM).

Read the FM for this Bill: Financial Memorandum.

Your Views

The Committee has launched a call for views on the Financial Memorandum of the Bill. The closing date for submissions is Wednesday 26 November 2025.

You can submit your views to the Committee on Citizen Space.

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