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New Forest Councillor, David Harrison, has issued a stark warning about the dangers of sun bed use, calling for them to be removed from all District Health & Leisure Centres.
At a meeting of the New Forest District Council this week, Councillor Harrison, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, challenged the Conservative administration to scrap the use of all Council operated sun beds.
The Tory Portfolio holder for Leisure responded to opposition pressure by announcing new restrictions on sun bed use. Users will have to be 18 years or over from January.
However, the concession does not go nearly far enough to satisfy Liberal Democrats, concerned about the health risks.
Councillor Harrison quoted from a report from the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health which points out that sun beds can cause skin cancer, premature skin ageing and have no place in centres devoted to promoting good health.
Councillor Harrison says “The Conservatives clearly think that the income received from sun beds is more important than the risk to public health.
It’s frankly foolish to ignore the scientific evidence confirming the danger to public health and risks of future legal action against the Council”. |
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