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The office was first established by the coalition government in 2010, then put on a permanent statutory footing in March 2011.

Early years safeguarding consultant Sharon Birch, of Safeguarding Network, said it was "absolutely brilliant" that the statutory framework was changed.

Stronger safeguards are needed in new legislation for non-surgical procedures like fillers and Botox, Scotland's statutory consumer body has said.

London would be more suited to either a percentage or flat fee system, the authors suggested, as Britain "lacks a statutory national 'star' system for hotels present in France and Italy".

The HSE report notes that East Dunbartonshire Council has now put in place a system that automatically flags when work or statutory testing is required.