Tobacco and vaping framework: roadmap to 2034

This focuses on both tobacco and vaping and sets our direction to 2034. It also includes the first implementation plan, which will run until November 2025.


Annex A – Progress on the 2018 actions

Informing and Empowering through raising awareness

Reference

Action

2023 - Progress

RA1

"Getting Through 72" campaign

Completed

RA2

"Green Curtain" campaign

Completed

RA3

Smoking in school grounds, near school gates and in play parks

Incomplete and forms part of work on Place

RA4

Smoking in communal stairwells

Incomplete and forms part of work on Place

RA5

Pharmacy window poster campaign

Ongoing and forms part of work on People

RA6

No Smoking Day - Encourage smokers to make attempts to stop.

Ongoing and forms part of work on People

RA7

World No Tobacco Day.

Ongoing and forms part of work on People

RA8

Proxy purchase - Help prevent young people taking up smoking.

Ongoing and forms part of work on Sustainability

RA9

Illicit cigarettes - Help prevent young people taking up smoking.

Ongoing and forms part of work on Product

RA10-11

We will continue to co-fund ASH Scotland to provide support.

Ongoing and forms part of work on Sustainability.

RA12

Continue to work with NHS Health Scotland (now Public Health Scotland).

Ongoing and forms part of work on People.

RA13

Development of I Quit in Pregnancy and Ready Steady Baby! publication

Ongoing and forms part of work on People.

RA14-15

Oversight by Ministerial Working Group.

Forms part of work on Accountability.

RA16

We will ensure that all guidance published for enforcement of or compliance with regulations is developed with representatives of the non-tobacco industry groups affected.

Ongoing and forms part of work on Product and Transparency.

RA17

We will work with trading standards officers in Scotland and with retailers' organisations to make sure retailers are aware of the circumstances under which sponsorship activity is illegal.

Ongoing as part of work on Product and Sustainability.

RA18

We will continue to support ASH Scotland in promoting Scotland's Charter for a Tobacco-free Generation.

Ongoing as part of work on Sustainability

Encouraging Healthier Behaviours

Reference

Action

2023 - Progress

EB1

We will support the inclusion of more up-to-date advice on electronic cigarettes into the Health and Wellbeing strand of education in schools in Scotland through the Curriculum for Excellence.

Ongoing and forms part of People.

EB2

We will continue to support the call for schools to become Tobacco-free Schools

Incomplete but focus now on vaping in schools

EB3

We will continue to support NUS Scotland to promote awareness and help with changes to make more campuses smoke-free.

Completed.

EB4

We will facilitate a conference in 2019 to consider what more can be done to reach 16-24 year olds more effectively, either through youth engagement or employment settings.

Completed

EB5

We will review the evidence on the impact of smoking and consequent employee health on business costs to help encourage employers to embrace initiatives such as the Healthy Working Lives programme.

Incomplete but forms part of work on People

EB6

We will analyse the evaluations of incentive pilot studies by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Tayside to consider whether incentives schemes could be extended to other territories.

Incomplete but forms part of work on People

EB7

We plan to ban smoking around hospital buildings in 2018 – making it an offence to smoke within 15 metres of hospital buildings.

Completed

EB8

We will explore with local authorities and housing associations the idea of tobacco-free clauses in tenancy agreements and smoke-free housing alternatives being offered in social housing.

Incomplete but forms part of work on Place

EB9

The Prevention sub group of the Ministerial Working Group will take work forward with practical help from NHS Health Scotland to provide support and guidance to boards and partnerships to ensure prevention initiatives are there for all children and young people.

Incomplete but will be considered as part of People

Improving Services

Reference

Action

2023 - Progress

IS1

We will ensure the new national Quit Your Way identity is embedded locally and nationally.

Complete

IS2

We will build on the Quit Your Way brand for specific stop–smoking initiatives and services such as for smoking in pregnancy and for smoking and mental health to build inclusivity and help overcome barriers to access for priority groups.

Ongoing and will form part of work on People

IS3

We will ensure the smoker's journey from cessation services provided for them in hospitals and prisons is as integrated as possible with the services they can expect in their own communities on their return home.

Ongoing and will form part of work on People

IS4

We will work with wide range of stakeholders so that they can offer basic advice on e-cigarette use as part of their support for smokers who choose to make quit attempts using e-cigarettes.

Ongoing and will form part of work on People

IS5

We will work with health boards and integration boards to try to reach a consensus on whether vaping should or should not be allowed on hospital grounds through a consistent, national approach.

Incomplete but will form part of work on Place

IS6

We will ensure the data-recording process in stop-smoking services is fit-for-purpose.

Ongoing and will form part of Accountability

Providing Protection through regulation

Reference

Action

2023 - Progress

PR1

The Scottish Government will implement the ban on possession of tobacco in prisons.

Completed

PR2

The Scottish Government will regulate to allow use of e-cigarettes in prisons.

Completed

PR3

We will consult on the detail of restricting domestic advertising and promotion of e-cigarettes in law.

Completed

PR4

Ensuring communal landings become smoke-free.

Incomplete and will be considered as part of the work on Place

PR5

Making cigarettes less attractive

Incomplete but continue to work across 4-nations on this.

PR6-8

Restrictions on Heated Tobacco Products (HTP)

Incomplete but continue to work across 4-nations on this

PR9

Further restricting availability of tobacco products.

Incomplete but forms part of work on Product

PR10

Consider additional price interventions for tobacco products

Ongoing and forms part of work on Product

PR11

Considering legislating to introduce conditions for registration or licencing of retail.

Incomplete but forms part of work on Place

Legacy actions from 2013 Plan

Issue

Action

2023 update

Article 5.3

To hold an audit of Article 5.3 processes in Scottish Government

Incomplete due to the impact of pandemic.

Work has progressed on raising awareness of Article 5.3 and further action is contained within the work on Transparency

Contact

Email: Tobaccocontrolteam@gov.scot

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