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| 'Growing worry' on sunbed salons | 'Growing worry' on sunbed salons |
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| Tighter regulations for tanning salons in Wales may be considered amid "mounting concern" over their misuse. | Tighter regulations for tanning salons in Wales may be considered amid "mounting concern" over their misuse. |
| Experts will give evidence to the Welsh assembly health committee, whose chairman said "ever younger" children were being burned. | Experts will give evidence to the Welsh assembly health committee, whose chairman said "ever younger" children were being burned. |
| Jill McRae, whose 14-year-old daughter was burned in an unstaffed salon, will be among those giving their views. | Jill McRae, whose 14-year-old daughter was burned in an unstaffed salon, will be among those giving their views. |
| AMs could recommend that ministers ask the UK government for the power to introduce new regulations. | |
| It comes after a number of children received burns after using sunbeds. | It comes after a number of children received burns after using sunbeds. |
| Scotland has already voted to ban under-18s from using the salons and agreed to stop coin-operated machines. | Scotland has already voted to ban under-18s from using the salons and agreed to stop coin-operated machines. |
| The inquiry's first session later will hear from cancer charities, the Sunbed Association and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. | The inquiry's first session later will hear from cancer charities, the Sunbed Association and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. |
| If, at the end of the inquiry, the committee feels more regulation is needed, members will make their recommendations to ministers in early autumn. | If, at the end of the inquiry, the committee feels more regulation is needed, members will make their recommendations to ministers in early autumn. |
| ISSUES AMs WILL EXAMINE The use of sunbeds by childrenThe overuse of sunbedsThe supervision of sunbed usersThe use of coin-operated machinesThe monitoring and limiting of sunbed sessionsThe provision of health risk information at tanning salonsThe inspection of premisesSource: Welsh assembly | ISSUES AMs WILL EXAMINE The use of sunbeds by childrenThe overuse of sunbedsThe supervision of sunbed usersThe use of coin-operated machinesThe monitoring and limiting of sunbed sessionsThe provision of health risk information at tanning salonsThe inspection of premisesSource: Welsh assembly |
| They would then need to request more powers from the UK government to bring in regulations via the current licensing frameworks used by local councils. | They would then need to request more powers from the UK government to bring in regulations via the current licensing frameworks used by local councils. |
| Darren Millar, chair of the health, wellbeing and local government committee, said they would look at examples of how regulation worked both in Scotland and further afield. | Darren Millar, chair of the health, wellbeing and local government committee, said they would look at examples of how regulation worked both in Scotland and further afield. |
| "In Australia, for example, they look at skin types. So, for instance, we could decide to have tighter regulations for people with certain skin types that have increased health risks. Or we could look at age restrictions or stopping unsupervised salons," he said. | "In Australia, for example, they look at skin types. So, for instance, we could decide to have tighter regulations for people with certain skin types that have increased health risks. Or we could look at age restrictions or stopping unsupervised salons," he said. |
| "It's an important issue that we need to look at properly before we make any decisions. | "It's an important issue that we need to look at properly before we make any decisions. |
| "There is mounting public concern that ever younger children are regularly using sunbeds which have, in some cases, resulted in severe burns for some users." | "There is mounting public concern that ever younger children are regularly using sunbeds which have, in some cases, resulted in severe burns for some users." |
| Mrs McRae, of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, will tell the committee about her daughter Kirsty's experience after she used a coin-operated sunbed at an unsupervised tanning salon. | Mrs McRae, of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, will tell the committee about her daughter Kirsty's experience after she used a coin-operated sunbed at an unsupervised tanning salon. |
| The teenager suffered burns over 70% of her body and was put on a hospital drip after spending £4 for 19 minutes on a sunbed in February. | The teenager suffered burns over 70% of her body and was put on a hospital drip after spending £4 for 19 minutes on a sunbed in February. |
| Skin cancer | Skin cancer |
| Other cases highlighted in Wales include that of 10-year-old Kelly Thompson, from Port Talbot, who had to be treated at a burns unit in Swansea in April after spending 16 minutes on an unsupervised, coin-operated sunbed. | Other cases highlighted in Wales include that of 10-year-old Kelly Thompson, from Port Talbot, who had to be treated at a burns unit in Swansea in April after spending 16 minutes on an unsupervised, coin-operated sunbed. |
| In June, Kathy Banks, chief executive of the Sunbed Association which represents the industry, said she welcomed the opportunity to address AMs. | In June, Kathy Banks, chief executive of the Sunbed Association which represents the industry, said she welcomed the opportunity to address AMs. |
| She said her members already enforced a strict ban on children using sunbeds and no-one under 16 is allowed in their salons, although they "remained unconvinced" that the age restriction should be raised to 18. | She said her members already enforced a strict ban on children using sunbeds and no-one under 16 is allowed in their salons, although they "remained unconvinced" that the age restriction should be raised to 18. |
| However, she supported calls for stricter controls on unsupervised tanning saloons and unrestricted coin-operated sunbeds. | However, she supported calls for stricter controls on unsupervised tanning saloons and unrestricted coin-operated sunbeds. |
| But the TSA disputed claims that tanning salons were responsible for a rise in skin cancer, arguing that it is exposure to excessive natural sunlight over a number of years that contributes to the disease. | But the TSA disputed claims that tanning salons were responsible for a rise in skin cancer, arguing that it is exposure to excessive natural sunlight over a number of years that contributes to the disease. |
| "Shutting down tanning salons would have a minimal impact on the levels of skin cancer," said Mrs Banks. | "Shutting down tanning salons would have a minimal impact on the levels of skin cancer," said Mrs Banks. |