10.05.2024
Tobacco
10.05.2024
ACS Submission: UK Disposable Vapes Ban
05.12.2023
DHSC: Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping
A consultation on the proposed actions the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping.
16.05.2023
Youth vaping: call for evidence
The call for evidence is looking at a number of areas, including:
03.03.2021
HMRC: Sanctions to tackle tobacco duty evasion
The Government launched a consultation on sanctions to tackle tobacco duty evasion.
The consultation seeks view on proposals for new sanctions linked to the UK’s tobacco track and trace system, and extending HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) traceability enforcement powers to Trading Standards officers.
02.08.2019
DHSC: The impact of tobacco laws introduced between 2010 and 2016
DHSC are conducting a post-implementation review looking at the tobacco legislation introduced between 2010 and 2016. The review considers how effective tobacco legislation has been in:
- discouraging young people from taking up smoking and vaping
- encouraging existing smokers to quit
- protecting others from the harmful effects of cigarette smoke
The legislation introduced during this time includes bans on:
27.02.2019
The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019
Ahead of the tobacco ‘track and trace’ regulations coming into effect on 20th May 2019, HMRC has launched a technical consultation on the draft regulations. The consultation asks views on what circumstances should a retailer lose their Economic Operator Identifier Code and their ability to purchase cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco.
