Briefing on the Health Bill and smokefree legislation
Almost all enclosed workplaces and public places in the UK are smokefree. This measure protects people, including workers, from the very serious health dangers of secondhand smoke exposure and also helps some smokers to quit.
Implementation dates:
- Scotland 26th March 2006
- Wales 2nd April 2007
- Northern Ireland 30th April 2007
- England 1st July 2007
Although the laws vary slightly between these nations, the vast majority of places that are 50% or more enclosed are included, such as restaurants, pubs, factories, hospitals, shopping centres, areas in homes used for work purposes and work vehicles.
For further information on the legislation and its likely health impact, please read our policy statement on smokefree legislationCancer Research UK’s roleCancer Research UK’s employees and supporters campaigned tirelessly for the introduction of the new smokefree laws. We also ran various mass media campaigns to support the introduction of the laws.
Our mass media campaign in England was funded by the Department of Health. The photographs of the English countryside represent how much fresher and cleaner indoor environments now are . We also developed online and radio adverts.
See and listen to the adverts onlineView our print adverts as Adobe PDFs
Listen to our radio adverts in mpeg format:
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