Welcome to the hairdressing council website

Why Register?

How can you prove you're a real professional!
By joining thousands of other stylists as a State Registered Hairdresser,
you will gain:

  • Official recognition under the law: the Hairdressers Registration Act
  • A Certificate underwritten by the law, by Act of Parliament.
  • The right to use the initials SRH after your name.
  • The right to apply for the Master Craftsmen Diploma, possibly after just twelve months. Only State Registered Hairdressers can be Master Craftsmen in hairdressing.
  • Credentials you will find useful - or may need - if wanting to practise hairdressing in Europe, America or elsewhere.
  • Access to free advice on the SRH dedicated phone line.
  • Access to possibly the cheapest insurance cover available.
  • Every issue of the exclusive 'Hairdresser' magazine.
  • The possibility of attending a recption in the House of Commons to mix with polititians, industry figures and celebrity stylists.
  • Exclusive SRH promotional goods.

As a State Registered Hairdresser you will join an elite group of registered professionals.

Others include chiropodists, radiographers, physiotherapists and osteopaths - as well as the major professionals such as doctors, dentists and nurses.

Ready to register? Fill in the application form!