About BAQA

BAQA is an independent professional standards and services organisation for the body art community. It supports people and organisations in multiple countries through published guidance, applications, learning, directories and verifiable BAQA records.

Our legal position: BAQA is not a government regulator, statutory licensing authority, medical body or national qualifications authority. BAQA status does not replace the law or permission required where a person works, teaches or studies.

What BAQA provides

Practical standards

Discipline-specific guidance intended to support safer, more consistent and ethical professional practice.

Browse standards

Reviewed BAQA routes

Applications for individuals, studios, organisations, training providers and courses, with evidence requested for the relevant route.

Find your route

Public verification

Directories and validation tools that help the public check the BAQA record connected to a person, studio, course or credential.

Find and verify

Learning and resources

Courses, member resources and professional tools that support development and administration.

Explore learning

Member and studio tools

Secure services for eligible accounts, including certificates, profiles and BAQA Studio features.

Open the portal

Help and accountability

Published help, managed chat, corrections and a formal route for complaints and concerns.

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BAQA serves practitioners and organisations across body art disciplines.
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Clear information and verifiable records support better decisions.

Evidence-first commitments

  • Describe BAQA status accurately and state its limits.
  • Use official sources for legal and public-health signposting.
  • Separate verified facts, BAQA recommendations and future intentions.
  • Correct public information when reliable evidence shows it is wrong or out of date.
  • Apply privacy, procedural fairness and human review to sensitive decisions.
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