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'dithering' The government is over banning unstaffed coin-operated sunbedsand barring under-r8s from using sunbeds,health campaigners have warned. The Department of Health has been considering reguiating the industry for more than a year ' but appears no closer to

The LocalGovemmentAssociatio:. urgedministersto follow the exampi.of Scotland and bar under-r8s fron-. rrsins srrnheds

MargaretEaton,LGA chair, adde;, 'There is clear evidencethat using : s u n b e di n c r e a s e sa y o u n g p e r s o n : risk of getting skin cancer.We need: make suresomeoneis on hand to st. : children hurting themselves.' The Welsh Assembly governme:.: i-+-^1,,-i-^ promised this week to prohibit th. r n I r u u u c l n Bd. ll .d w . S a r a H i o m , C a n c e r use of sunbedsby under-r8s and ba:. Research UK's director unstaffed salons,following a report b'. of health information, the assembly'shealth committee. accusedthe government Edwina Hart, assemblyhealr:. ..,^^:11^+:-^' ^f ^-l vdLrrrdtrrrE dllu minister, told l'111\:A1l legislatir'. ur said there was already meansarecurently being considerei. e n o u g h e v i d e n c e t o namely primary legislation with th. 'It is change the law. UK government made through th. not good enough for Westminster parliament, secondar. t h e g o v e r n m e n t t o legislation made by the Welsi. continue vacillating ministers under the umbrella o: by saying "something e x i s t i n g p r i m a r y l e g i s l a t i o n . a r : : must be done". legislativecompetencefor the \,\'eis:-. 'We need action Assembly Government.' The committee report, which u:. and we need it now,' publishedlastweek,alsorecommen*she said. Ienny Morris, that sunbed salons must rece:'.'written informed consent fro:-. policy officer, said customers and provide protecti,.: i^: the government was eyewear. ' d r a s s i n gi t s h e e l s ' The Department of Health to.: |1/.\' it acceptedchildren were n.: and leaving children a t r i s k o f b u r n i n g sufficiently protectedbut admitted :: themselvesin unstaffed did not have any plans to introdu:: 'I legislation.A spokeswomansaid:'\\'. salons. really believe if are not far that far along yeL.We ::: we do not take action now it's going to be several years consideringat the moment what r,,. beforewe getanotheropportunity,' might do and how it might work.' { Seepage2 shesaid.

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NEWS FOCU Could regional collaboration inregulatory services helpenvironmental health services overcome theproblem ofshrinking budgets? Marie-Glaire Kiddreports

nvironmental health, trading standards,licensing and fire safetysewicesacrossYorkshire and the Humber arecombining to createa regionalregulatory services brand.One of its architectssaysthe project'may hold the key to the future survival of local authority environmental health servicesin the light of staggeringreductionsin finance.' Ken Eastwood,assistantdirector of regulatory servicesat BarnsleyMBC, saysregulatory servicessuffer from an identitrr nricic

'There's often a lack of awareness over where to go for help and advice,'he says.'We need to find a way of raising our profile, improving our effectiveness and efficiency and better deiivering our servicesto businessesand the wider public.' YoHr Regs,funded by Yorkshire and the Humber's RegionalImprovement and EfficiencyPartnership,YoHr Space, focuseson regionalpartnershipand collaboration,new ways of working and businessadviceand support.lt aims to establisha strongeridentity and potentially a single,regional brand. Mr Eastwood,the YoHr Regs programme lead,said:'We know we'reenteilng a periodof significant financialchallenge.We hope that by working togetherwe can shapethe future together rather than have change i^m ' ' 'nr n"q" e ' *d l r n n n r r q

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convinced that our future lies in collaboration and voluntary unification of our services.There'sso much more we can do if we brigade our resources. This doesnt necessarilyhave to mean structural or boundary changes,or the end of our professionalidentities. 'The stateof the public purseis inevitably going to lead to significant changeand now's the time to display strono leedershin'

YoHrRegs'online hub,Artemis,will provideofficers, businesses andthe

pubiic with the latest socialmedia tools for peer-to-peersupport, eJearning,best practice and new approaches. It will provide online accessto standarddocumentation,support for mobile workers and a blog and forum for public servants.A'twitterlike' online staff training serviceis also planned. Its creatorssay the online hub will support individual and group decision making. 'We needto encouragesharing and joint working and overcome professionaljealousiesand rivalries where they exist,'Mr Eastwoodsays. 'Citizens and businessesdon't care about our individual identities and how we've chosento structureour servicesacross the region. The soonerwe wake up to that the better.' rtemis will also include a virtual resourcecentre for businesses, with a repository of adviceand signpoststo sources of secondaryadvice.Wizards and toolkits will give a tailored serviceand

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a forum will allow businessesto share experiencesof regulatory services. Discussionsare progressingwith Businesslink and DirectGov about integrating with other projectsseeking to provide regulation online. Artemis will give businessesa strongervoice by enabling regulated businessesto engagewith one another and with regional regulatorsand businessadvisors,'saysMr Eastwood. 'The inevitableincreasein standardisationwill reduceinequalities and variation, simplifying processes for businesses with multiple outlets. In time, online self assessments will empowerresponsible businesses to assesscompliancewithout intewention.' Artemis is alsointended to involve the public,ultimately through the establishmentof a singlepoint of contact in Yorkshire and Humber, although this requires further discussionwithin the region. The Local Better RegulationOffice, LheWorld ClassRegulatoryServices Paneland the RegionalImprovement and Efficiency Partnership,will share lessonsfrom YoHr Regsto other regions. If successful,Artemis could be adopted as a national project.YoHr Regswill also suppoft the development of mobile and flexible working, building on the project led by BarnsleyMBC and SheffieldCity Council. Mr Eastwoodsays:'Swingeing cuts in public expenditurewill mandate radical and creativethinking, including around opLionsto deliverservices acrossorganisationaland geographical boundaries. 'Changes of this nature will inevitably require remote accessto different back offices, effective data sharing and the ability to work across theseboundariesin a time-efficient way. Mobile and flexible working and associatedtechnology implementations will be fundamental enablers.' Councillor RogerStone,chair of YoHr Spaceand leaderofRotherham MBC, said:'We have the active engagement and backing of leadersand chief executivesacrossthe region. 'It's now up to individual regulatory servicesto step up to the plate, take advantage of the support and contribute to the development of world-class regulatory services.'G t http://yohrregs.wordpress.com/ { www.yohrspace.org.uk

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