United Kingdom
England
Date of Implementation: 2007
Bars and restaurants: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Workplaces: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Public transport: Complete ban
Useful Links:
NHS - Heart attacks fall after smoking ban
Cancer Research UK - Smoking and Cancer
Northern Ireland
Date of Implementation: 2007
Bars and restaurants: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Workplaces: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Public transport: Complete ban
Useful Links:
NI smoking ban comes into force
Further information on the smoking ban in Northern Ireland
Scotland
Date of Implementation: 2006
Bars and restaurants: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Workplaces: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Public transport: Complete ban
Useful Links:
BBC - Scotland begins pub smoking ban
ASH Scotland presents the Scottish experience of achieving smoke-free success
Wales
Date of Implementation: 2007
Bars and restaurants: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Workplaces: Complete ban – no smoking rooms allowed
Public transport: Complete ban
Useful Links: