All enclosed public places and workplaces in England must be smokefree, from 1 July 2007.
The smokefree law includes every office, pub, club, café and restaurant.
This section has advice for businesses. To find information for the public and help to stop smoking, see Related Pages.
In this section...
About the Smokefree Legislation - the new law explained
What Businesses Need to Do - including requirements for new signs
Resources and Guidance - everything you need to prepare
Why Smokefree? - protecting everyone from secondhand smoke
Business Benefits - how going smokefree can help your business
Campaigns and Publicity - national and local campaigns to help businesses go smoke free and raise public awareness
Smokefree England - One Year On
On 1 July 2008 the Department of Health published a report, available to download online, examining the impact of the smokefree law one year on since it was introduced in England.
Research amongst businesses and consumers clearly suggests that the nation has quickly adapted to, is benefiting from, and is showing growing support for the smokefree law.
You are at: www.eastbourne.gov.uk/smokefree
