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Guidance and regulation

1. Smoking and tobacco: applying All Our Health
   • Guidance
   • 11 November 2019
   • Public Health England
2. Packaging of tobacco products
   • Guidance
   • 24 June 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care
3. Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces
   • Guidance
   • 6 July 2016
   • Public Health England
4. Stoptober campaign evaluation
   • Guidance
   • 3 October 2019
   • Public Health England
5. Tobacco products and e-cigarette cross-border sales registration
   • Guidance
   • 1 November 2019
   • Public Health England

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News and communications

19 September 2019 — Press release

Fastest drop in smoking rates in over a decade as Stoptober launches

Public Health England

1. PHE calls on all NHS trusts to ban smoking on hospital grounds
   • 31 May 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Press release
2. Regular e-cigarette use remains low among young people in Britain
   • 27 February 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Press release
3. Empowering staff to make informed wellbeing choices
   • 31 January 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Case study
4. PHE Health Harms campaign encourages smokers to quit
   • 28 December 2018
   • Public Health England
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

1. Local tobacco control profiles for England: November 2019 update
   • 5 November 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics
2. Smoking prevalence in young adults aged 18 to 34 years
   • 3 October 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Research
3. Local tobacco control profiles for England: July 2019 update
   • 2 July 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics
4. Local tobacco control profiles for England: March 2019 update
   • 5 March 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Official statistics
5. Vaping in England: an evidence update February 2019
   • 27 February 2019
   • Public Health England
   • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

1. The impact of tobacco laws introduced between 2010 and 2016
   • 22 July 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care and Welsh Government
   • Closed consultation
   • Date closed 16 September 2019
2. Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
   • 21 February 2019
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 22 October 2018
3. Government response to the Science and Technology Select Committee's report on e-cigarettes
   • 10 December 2018
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
4. Tobacco control measures overseas
   • 22 August 2017
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper
5. Smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England
   • 18 July 2017
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. Stop smoking advertisement: December 2012
   • 20 January 2014
   • Public Health England
   • Foi release

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Organisations

1. Public Health England
2. Department of Health & Social Care
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. HM Revenue & Customs
5. HM Treasury

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