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Sorry all especially Bednobs! I am not a very frequent user and not used to the finer points. I have just checked the previous thread regarding this matter and in answer to :-
"Did he ask before he submitted himself for this work, how many they'd done before, did it work, etc.? Do they have qualified staff trained to undertake this procedure?
Does the company belong to some sort of registering body? (I believe tattooists have to belong to some guild (do they?) so would the tattoo removal people have to, too?
Why don't the other sufferers want to take it further? as a lobby group there would be more power to their elbow if several people were trying to take action together.
In the end I guess Trading Standards would be interested in a company which is promising to do something it can't deliver".
He did sign something, but they changed the way they carried out the treatment, and the previous method did not leave such devastating results. Therefore, when he went for his next treatment, they asked him to sign again as the treatment had changed. As the original treatment left a mark but was to be expected, he went ahead and signed again as he accepted that there would be some evidence of treatment. However, the 'new' treatment is the one that has caused the problem. He would never had signed if he had realised the damage that would have been done by the new treatment.
Not sure how qualified the staff are, but they do have a license because I checked. I am not sure how I would find out if they belonged to a governing body. I did report them to the EHO in the Borough I live in, but all they are interested in is whether they have a license or not.
I am waiting to see if they offer him his money back. If they do, that's something, however, if I received a negative to this suggestion I will report them to Trading Standards, and go see a Solicitor to see if we can go to Small C