Smoking in enclosed public places will be banned in England from 1 July 2007, the government has announced. The ban covers virtually all enclosed public places including offices, factories, pubs and bars, but not outdoors or in private homes.

It follows similar bans in the Irish Republic and Scotland - a ban in Wales starts on 2 April 2007. The government predicts about 600,000 people will give up smoking as a result of the law change.

For further information, visit: http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/

Source: www.dh.gov.uk (accessed 05/02/07)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 at 4:22 pm and is filed under Health & Safety News, in Touch Legislation Updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.