A Tanning Taboo That's Long Overdue The UK Government has proposed new laws aimed at cracking down on underage access to sunbeds in beauty salons.
The legislation, currently under consultation, would require staff to verify customers' ages before allowing them to use these cancer causing machines.
The move is long overdue, given the alarming statistics on skin cancer rates in the UK. In 2023, there were nearly a quarter of a million new diagnoses, with costs to the NHS estimated at £750 million annually.