Joanna Luxmore

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Joanna Luxmore Smoke Free Coventry Coordinator
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Smokefree Legislation

• The Governments objectives
• Reduce risks to health
• Protect people from harm
• Help people trying to give up smoking
• Save thousands of lives

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WHY?
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SCOTH
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WHEN?
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Smokefree Timeline

• 14th February 2006
• Free vote in the House of Commons
• 384 votes in favour and 184 votes
  against comprehensive legislation

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06.00 Sunday 1st July 2007
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WHAT?
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Health Act 2006

• Health Bill becomes The Health Act 2006
  July 2006
• Part 1 Smoking
• Chapter 1
• Smokefree premises,
• places and vehicles

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The Smoke-free Regulations

• 1. 5 sets of regulations
• Definitions of enclosed and substantially
  enclosed
• Signage requirements for smoke-free premises and
  vehicles
• Arrangements for enforcement
• Format for penalty notices

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Law will apply to

• Every workplace, where more than one person
  works (paid or unpaid), that is enclosed or
  partially enclosed
• Vehicles
• including trains, vessels, aircraft and
  hovercraft

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Enclosed / Substantially Enclosed
Substantially Enclosed total area of roof and
walls exceeds 50 of notional roof and wall area
Enclosed completely enclosed on all sides by
solid floor-to-ceiling walls
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Exemptions

• Private accommodation, but not common parts
  e.g. staircases and lifts
• Accommodation for hotel guests
• Other residential accommodation in care
  homes, hospices, mental health units and
  prisons for adults

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Smokefree Penalties
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Signage

• A5 in area
• International no-smoking
• symbol at least 70mm in
• diameter
• Carry the words
• No smoking.
• It against the law to smoke
• in these premises

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Issues

• Noise
• Smoking related litter
• Shelters requiring planning and licensing
  consent and building control

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Enforcement
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Enforcement

• The approach to enforcement will be
  non-confrontational, focused on raising awareness
  and understanding to ensure compliance, and
  enforcement officers will work closely with local
  businesses to build compliance through education,
  advice and support.
• Enforcement will carried out by local Councils
  (in practice mainly by Environmental Health
  Officers).

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Whats happening ?

• City Council / Smoke Free Coventry
• Smoke Free Workplace Toolkit
• 2,500 Advisory Visits to businesses
• Awareness raising public / business

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Achieving a Smokefree Workplace Toolkit
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Key messages
Needed
Wanted
Workable
Health risks to employees Health risks to
public Evidence overwhelming
The public is firmly behind the move to Smokefree
public places
Experience elsewhere proves Smokefree is workable
In a nutshell Smokefree protects health and is
positive for business
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Any questions?
Joanna Luxmore Smoke Free Coordinator E-mail
joanna.luxmore_at_coventry.gov.uk Tele 024 7683 3993