Perspective from Northern Ireland - Sean Martin

Challenges in Enforcement of

Tobacco Control Legislation in

Northern Ireland

Overview

• Smoke-free Environments

• Protection of Young People

• Joining Up Agendas

• Where next ?

LARNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Smoke-free Environments• Preparation and Compliance building

• Compliance

• Enforcement Statistics

• Enforcement Challenges - Vehicles- Shelters


Warnings FPNs Prosecution Warnings FPNs Prosecution Warnings FPNs Prosecution Warnings FPNs Prosecution

Premises failing to display no smoking signage 140 4 0 207 6 0 155 2 0 502 12 0

Smoking in smoke-free premises 64 28 2 66 31 1 39 24 0 169 83 3

Failing to prevent smoking in smoke-free places 106 N/A 4 81 N/A 8 76 N/A 3 263 N/A 15

Vehicle failing to display no smoking signage 21 2 2 25 2 0 9 7 0 55 11 2

Smoking in smoke-free vehicles 660 820 35 555 676 16 358 553 23 1573 2049 74

Failure to prevent smoking in smoke-free vehicle 588 N/A 5 241 N/A 0 174 N/A 0 1003 N/A 5

TOTALS 1579 854 48 1175 715 25 811 586 26 3565 2155 99

Year 2010 / 11 Year 2011 / 12 Year 2012 / 13 TOTALS

Smoke-Free Enforcement 2010/11 to 2012/13


Enforcement

• Shelters – challenges by architects and the trade to make comfortable areas

• Vehicle Survey


Smoke-Free Vehicle SurveyNov 2010 and May 2011

Vehicle Type Nov 2010 May 2011 Non-compliance

HGV 7225 8182 3.7%

Van 13,483 15,693 3.5%

Taxi 2988 3546 2.4%

Bus 1871 0.2%

Other 1053 2664 2.6%

Totals / Average 26,620 30,085 3.2%


Protection of Young People

•Retail display

•Vending Machines

•Sales from retail shops


Sales from Retail Shops• Challenges of doing under-age sales

– Recruit children– BIS Guidance– RIPA – Retailers view on tobacco– Enforcement statistics– Court Sanctions – Costs of bringing cases


Bar Graph Showing Number of Test Purchase Visits and Number of Sales


Bar Graph Showing Number of Sales Made to a Child and Prosecutions Taken

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Joining Up Agendas• Strategy

• No Smoking Policy Development

• Sign Posting in other services

• Enforcement Alternatives – pilot in Larne, Carrick and Ballymena

• Research into retailers and children

• Engaging with Retail sector

• Awards

5 workstreams

Protection and Enforcement


Where Next ?

• Smoke-free environments – where next?

- current visibility of smoking - cars


Northern Ireland Vehicle Survey in CarsFebruary – March 2012

Overall Total of

Vehicles Surveyed

Total Number of People Smoking in Cars

Total Number of cars where a

child was present

Total Number of cars with children

and someone smoking

6740 346

5.1% -4.5% drivers

-0.6% passengers

1450

21.5%

50

3.4%


Where Next ?• Does having a JTI have an effect on our policy development?

- economic arguments around tobacco

• Availability of Tobacco to Young People – where?

• Is all the regulation being effective?

• LGR – building capacity in LG – Community Plan / Health Protection

• Efficient Enforcement processes - are Fixed Penalty Notice’s the answer – what message?


Perspective from Northern Ireland - Sean Martin

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