'People having these treatments may be unaware that this industry is as yet largely unregulated' - Your Letters: August 16

Cosmetic treatments which do not require surgery, such as Botox, dermal fillers, and liquid Brazilian butt lifts, are rocketing in popularity. Many people having these treatments may be unaware that this industry is as yet largely unregulated.

All too often we hear of some such beauty treatments going horribly wrong. 

Cases include people left with severe scarring to their faces from botched chemical peels. And fat loss injections can cause tissue to die and abscesses which needed surgical removal, leaving behind permanent scars.

Those carrying out procedures must be licensed so consumers can choose practitioners they know are competent. It must be compulsory to have the correct insurance so if people are injured due to negligent treatment, they can claim redress to help get their lives back on track. The Government has now announced it will now consult publicly on new regulations for the industry. The sooner this burgeoning sector is regulated in England, the safer consumers will be.

Matthew Tuff, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

MY VIEW OF THE TV LICENCE FEE

Your letter from M Cooper ends with "Perhaps your readers might have a view on this?”

The free TV licence was passed from the Government to the BBC, until Lord Hall cancelled it! 

If the BBC can afford millions of pounds to pay alleged celebrities, like Garry Lineker, then they can afford to give free licences for pensioners! 

The Triple Lock stopped benefiting pensioners, because the annual limit was stopped from increasing each year, as it was designed to.

I am 82, and we left school at 15, we went straight into work, but didn't get the vote until we were 21. 

Vehicle tax was actually called the Road Find Licence, which paid for road maintenance, until various governments raided the fund.

But previously roads were resurfaced regularly, and were in excellent condition, so if that was restored, it would be the road users that paid. 

There was also an annual dog licence fee for each dog, which could be reintroduced at perhaps £50, except for 'working dogs'.

Any changes to pensioners’ so-called benefits should only apply to people still working, so they can adjust to the future costs/benefits, generally pensioners don't have that opportunity.

Colin Gray, Ketley Bank

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