Additional members were invited from Health Protection Scotland,Scottish Executive and the 32 local authorities in Scotland.MoragSangster and Mark Perry from the Tattooing and Piercing Industry Union (TPI);Julian Ball from Prestige Medical Ltd and John Manolakis from the Ear PiercingManufacturers of Europe Ltd participated in an advisory role.Themembership of the group is as follows:MrGraham Robertson (Chair), Executive Council Member, REHISDrCarole McRae, Epidemiologist,Health Protection Scotland MrsKerry Chalmers, Public Health Team, Scottish ExecutiveMrSimon Brownlee, East Dunbarton Council, West of Scotland Liaison Group MrSteve Dunn, Perth and Kinross Council, Central, Fife and Tayside Group MissRuth Ewing, Dundee City Council, Central, Fife and Tayside Group MrMartin Gibb, Glasgow City Council, West of Scotland Liaison Group Mr JohnLee, Highland Council, North of Scotland Liaison Group MsLorrainne MacGillivray, West Dunbarton Council, West of Scotland Group Mr IainMcCluskey, West Lothian Council, Lothian and Borders Group MissHeather Taylor, Edinburgh City Council, Lothian and Borders Group.