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Government announces 10-year study on youth vaping

19/02/2025

A £62m research project will provide ‘the most detailed picture yet’ of the the long-term health effects of vaping on children, ministers have announced.

Vape industry proposes alcohol-style licensing scheme

21/02/2024

A first-of-its kind licensing framework for the UK vape industry is being put forward in Parliament today.

Disposable vapes to be banned

29/01/2024

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK to protect children’s health, the Government announced today.

Half of young vapers never regularly smoked, study finds

24/01/2024

A new study has found that 316,000 young people who use disposable vapes never regularly smoked tobacco, but warns that banning the vape products would risk causing relapse among ex-smokers.

Councils respond to King’s Speech

08/11/2023

The Local Government Association (LGA) has responded to proposed legislation announced yesterday in the King’s Speech.

Council chiefs welcome reports of disposable vape ban

13/09/2023

Local authority leaders have welcomed reports that the Government is planning to ban disposable vapes.

Number of vapes discarded each week soars to five million

08/09/2023

Five million single-use vapes are thrown away in the UK every week, an almost four-fold increase on last year, according to research from Material Focus.

Councils call for ban of disposable vapes

17/07/2023

Council chiefs have called on the Government to ban disposable e-cigarettes over concerns about their impact on the environment and young people.

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