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| Securing Compliance with Smokefree Legislation – what have we learnt? |
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Shutting out second hand smoke
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Wednesday, 11th March
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Ian Gray
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The implementation of the smokefree legislation in England and other parts of the UK and Northern Ireland has been recognized as highly successful and a landmark in public health on a par with the introduction of the Clean Air Acts over 50 years ago.
Why has this legislation achieved such high levels of compliance (97% or better) and what good practice can we share with others?
Ian Gray will share his experience of the development and implementation of smokefree legislation that might help others.
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health has been a key participant in both campaigning for the protection of workers from secondhand tobacco smoke (a campaign that lasted over 20 years), and in advising the Government on the content of the proposed legislation and the arrangements for securing compliance. Ian Gray is the acknowledged expert in the implementation of smokefree legislation. He was appointed by the CIEH as their Chief Trainer in delivering the National Smokefree Legislation Training Programme, a contract awarded by the Department of Health, for the training of the local authority managers and regulatory officers (mainly environmental health officers) who implemented the legislation. In all, over 2000 officers received the training and the high levels of compliance and consistency of application is a direct result of this training as well as the continuing advice and guidance that the CIEH continues to provide to its members and others working in the field.
This presentation will set out the key elements of the effective lobbying for the smokefree legislation as well as the key components of successfully developing and implementing such legislation in areas where Government requirements necessarily encroach on the behaviour of individuals and their choice of lifestyle.
Discussion can consider how these experiences might be applicable to other countries and administrations.
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