The Tobacco & Vapes Bill

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be a landmark step towards achieving a smoke-free UK. It will deliver on the government’s manifesto commitment to ensure that the next generation will never legally be sold tobacco products and that vapes will be banned from being branded and advertised to appeal to children. The Bill will be the biggest public health intervention in a generation and will deliver on the government’s mission to improve healthy life expectancy and reduce the number of lives lost to the biggest killers, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

The presentation will (i) set out the context and evidence underpinning the Bill, (ii) outline the provisions that will be included on the face of the Bill as well as regulation-making powers requiring subsequent secondary legislation, and (iii) discuss the main challenges ahead for success, including where further consultation and engagement will be needed.