When does the smoking ban start in the UK?

I heard it was next year sometime around summer but are there any firm details?

Answers:
When will the ban come into force?

This depends on the area of the UK:

England - summer 2007

The initial plans for a partial ban in England were binned because Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt felt it was impractical and wouldn't offer enough protection from passive smoking for workers in places such as bars and clubs.

Scotland - March 2006

It's hoped that the ban will have a very positive impact on the Scottish nation, since smoking here is attributable to a shocking one in four of all deaths.

Wales - summer 2007

The UK government allowed Wales to decide on its own smoking ban, despite the fact that the Welsh Assembly isn't normally given such wide-ranging powers. Wales was actually the first part of the UK to vote for a full smoking ban.

Northern Ireland - April 2007

Three years after the Republic of Ireland's total ban, Northern Ireland is following suit. No-one has a right to subject colleagues and workmates to the dangers and hazards of second-hand smoke," says its Health Minister Shaun Woodward.

Hope this answers your question.

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Last March.

Or did you mean England?

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THINK IT IS FEB 07.

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I heard its june next year! Not looking forward to that at all!Stupid idea if you ask me! x

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IT STARTED IN MARCH IN SCOTLAND

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Its coming in in April 2007.

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The ban will start next summer but will not be exclusive to all public places, at first it will only affect the workplace, some pubs, cafés and restaurants.

Pubs that don't serve food and private members clubs will not have to adhere to the ban.

It will not be fully in place until 2008 at the earliest.

As a smoker, banning smoking in public places isn't a problem because I can understand the majority of people wanting to eat their dinner or enjoy a drink in a smoke free area but to extend the ban (which they're talking about) to outside offices etc.. is ridiculous.

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The Government plans to implement the ban on smoking in public places, in England by Summer 2007. The date was due to be announced, this autumn.

Wales is expected to mirror the ban date in England to avoid confusion and promote consistency.

The Scottish total ban on smoking came into effect on 26th March 2006.

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You are right it is summer 07'

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it started 2 years ago in ireland and started last april in scotland. Dont know when it starts in england.

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erm, dont u mean england?? as scotland introduced it in march this year, honeslty, you english folk seem to forget about scotland!

When does the smoking ban start in the UK?

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