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CTSI has welcomed new proposals to combat underage sales of tobacco and vapes
Posted 05 October 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Health and Safety|National
UPDATES: CTSI has welcomed Government plans to create a smoke-free generation by progressively raising the legal age for tobacco sales, alongside proposed measures to reduce children's access to and attraction towards vapes.
CTSI has welcomed new Government plans for a gradual increase in the legal age of sale for tobacco, an investment of £30m in tobacco enforcement activity, and a consultation on measures to reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to children.
Under the Government’s proposals, it will be an offence for anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 to be sold tobacco products – effectively...
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