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Hairdressers say they are ready to open in June
May 27, 2020
A group representing hairdressers in the UK says politicians are taking too long to give salons permission to open.
The Hair and Barbour Council, which represents 11,000 salons, estimates most of its members would be ready by mid-June.
The Department for Business has told Radio 1 Newsbeat that 4 July remains the earliest date they can open.
Salons have been closed since the lockdown began on 24 March.
Keith Conniford, the CEO of the Hair and Barber Council, says many salon owners want to open on June 15, alongside other non-food retail outlets.
He says "I have spoken to a number of practitioners I know within barbering and hairdressing and resoundingly they said yes".
Image caption Keith Conniford from the Hair and Barber Council wants to reopen salons in June
The July date applies only in England - Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are setting their own strategy for opening up businesses.
But Keith says if any national government in any part of the UK gives them two weeks notice then they will be ready to open.
He's also concerned about any additional measures salons will be expected to carry out, because they need to break social-distancing rules to cut hair.
"It's manageable but [any new] guidelines that come out of government have to be workable."
Businesses are being asked to be "Covid ready" before opening.
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