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Disposable vapes WILL be banned in England under new measures designed to tackle the rise in young people vaping, the government has said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to implement the ban, which is expected to come into force at the end of 2024 or the start of 2025, using already existing powers under the Environmental Protection Act. He will announce the ban formally during a school visit on Monday.
It comes after the government launched a consultation on smoking and vaping in October last year. Other measures announced have included new powers to restrict flavours which are marketed at children, and £100 fines for shops in England and Wales which sell vapes illegally to children.
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New data shows the number of children vaping in the last three years has tripled, the government said, adding that use among younger children is also rising, with 9% of 11 to 15-year-olds now using vapes. Disposable vapes have been pushing the rise in youth vaping, with the proportion of 11 to 17-year-old vapers using disposables increasing almost ninefold in the last two years, it added.
New powers will also be introduced to restrict flavours which are specifically marketed at children and ensure that manufacturers produce plainer packaging and change how vapes are displayed in shops, moving them out of children’s sight. Trading standards officers will be given powers to act “on the spot” to tackle underage tobacco and vape sales. This builds on a maximum £2,500 fine that local authorities can already impose.
Vaping alternatives – such as nicotine pouches – will also be banned for children. Scotland will join England and Wales in banning single-use vapes, the
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