Government’s Tobacco Control Strategy to Review the 2007 Smoke Free Legislation
The 2007 Smoke free legislation had introduced a new rule to make all enclosed public places and workplaces in
The legislation includes imposing a penalty on the smokers in smoke free premises or vehicles as well as failures to prevent smoking in smoke free zones. A fixed penalty notice of £50 or a fine up to £200 is imposed for smoking in a smoke-free area or vehicle. Failure to display no-smoking signs in smoke-free premises and vehicles can amount to a fixed penalty notice of £200 or a fine up to £1,000. Failure to prevent smoking in these places can attract a fine up to £2,500.
The Government launched another tobacco control strategy on 1 February 2010, which signals the start of the next phase of the smoke free legislation. The new strategy aims at the review of the 2007 legislation and addressing the weaknesses of the same.
Outside areas that have not been a part of the previous legislation could be brought under the law. This new strategy aims at extension of the legislation from enclosed public places and workplaces to areas like entrances. According to the Health Secretary, Andy Burnham, the aim is to halve the number of smokers from 21% to 10% of the population of
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