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BvTomWallThe government is 'dithering' overbanning unstaffed coin-operatedsunbedsand barring under-r8s fromusing sunbeds, ealth campaignershave warned.

Th e Department of Health hasbeen considering eguiating the

industry or more han a year' bu t appears no closer toi - + - ^ 1 , , - i - ^ . l .rn I ruuuc lnBd ldw.

Sara Hiom, CancerResearch UK's directorof health information,accused he government^ f . . , ^ ^ : 1 1 ^ + : - ^ ' ^ - lu r v d L r r r d t r r r E d l l usaid there was alreadyenough ev idence tochange the law. 'I t isnot good enough forthe government tocontinue vaci l latingby saying "somethingmust be done".'W e need actionand we need t now,'shesaid.

I e n n y M o r r i s ,pol icy officer, said

i^: the government was' d r a s s i n gi t s h e e l s 'and leaving childrenat r i sk o f burn ing

themselves n unstaffedsalons. I really believe f

we do not t ake action nowit's going to be severalyearsbeforewe getanother pportunity,'

she aid.

The LocalGovemmentAssociatio:.urgedministers o follow the exampi.-of Scotland and bar under-r8s fron-.r r s i n s s r r n h e d s

MargaretEaton,LGA chair,adde;,'There is clear evidence hat using :sunbed ncreases young person:risk of gettingskin cancer.We needmakesuresomeone son hand to st. :children hurting themselves.'

The Welsh Assemblygovernme:.:promised this week to prohibit th .use of sunb edsby und er-r8s and ba:.unstaffed salons, ollowing areport b'.the assembly's ealth committee.

Edwina Hart , assemblyheal r : .minister, told l '111\: 1l legislatir' .meansarecurently being considerei.namely primary legislation with th.UK government made through th.Westminster parliament, secondar.legislation made by the Welsi.ministers under the umbrella o:ex is t ing pr imary leg is la t ion.ar : :legislativecompetence or the \,\'eis:-.AssemblyGovernment.'

The committee re port, which u: .publishedas tweek, ls o ecommen*-that sunbed sa lons must rece: ' . ' -written informed consent fro:-.customers and provide protecti ,.:eyewear.

The Depart ment of Health to.:|1/.\ ' it accepted hi ldren were n. :sufficiently protectedbut admitted ::did not have any plans to introdu::legislation.A spokeswoman aid:'\\'.ar enot far that fa r alongyeL.We :::consideringat the moment what r,,.might do and how it might work.'{ See age

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Discussions re progressingwithBusinesslink and DirectGovaboutintegrating with other projectsseekingto provide regulation online.

Artemis will give businessesstrongervoiceby enab ling regulatedbusinesseso engagewith one anotherandwith regional egulatorsandbusinessadvisors,' aysMr Eastwood.'Theinevitablencreasenstandardisationwill reduce nequalitiesand variation,simplifying processesfo r businesses i th multiple outlets.In time, online self assessments il lempower esponsibleusinessesto assess ompliancewithoutintewention.'

Artemis is also ntended to involveth e public,ult imately hrough heestablishment f a singlepoint ofcontact n Yorkshireand Humber,although this requires furtherdiscussionwithin the region.

The LocalBetterRegulationOffice,Lh eWorld ClassRegulatory ervicesPaneland the Regional mprovementand EfficiencyPartnership,will sharelessons rom YoHr Regs o other regions.If successful, rtemis could be adoptedasa national project.YoHr Regswill alsosuppoft the developmentof mobile andflexible working, building on the projectled by BarnsleyMBC and SheffieldCityCouncil.

Mr Eastwood ays:'Swingeingut sin public expenditurewill mandateradicaland creative hinking, includingaroundopLionso deliverservicesacross rganisationaland geographicalboundaries.'Changesof this nature willinevitably requireremoteaccessodifferent back offices, effective datasharing and the ability to work acr osstheseboundaries n a time-efficientway. Mobile and flexible working andassociatedechnology mplementationswill be fundamental enablers.'

Councillor RogerStone, hair of YoHrSpace nd eaderofRotherham MBC,said:'We have he active engagementand backing of leadersand chiefexecutives cross he region.'It'snow up to individual regulatoryservices o stepup to the plate, akeadvantageof the support and contributeto the developmentof world-classregulatory services.'Gt http://yohrregs.wordpress.com/{ www.yohrspace.org.uk

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Its creators ay h e online hub willsupport ndividual and group decisionmaking.'W e need o encourage haringand oint working and overcomeprofessional ealousies nd rivalrieswhere he yexist, 'Mr Eastwood ays.'Citizensand businesses on't careaboutour individual identities and how we'vechosen o structure ur services crossthe region.The soonerwe wake up tothat the better.'

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