Decision details

To report to Cabinet proposals for a ban on smoking in all the Council's buildings and in all public places.

269/2005 The Cabinet agreed to a smoking ban in all the Council owned and controlled buildings and that staff be given six months' prior notice of the implementation of the smoking ban.
270/2005 The Cabinet agreed that the following be excluded from the smoking ban:
a) Residential Care Homes - Service users over the age of 16 who are in permanent residential care provided by the Council be provided with an appropriate smoking area in the homes
b) Council Housing.
271/2005 The Cabinet instructed officers to undertake the necessary consultation with governing bodies to take forward the smoking ban in schools following to decision 269/2005 above.
272/2005 The Cabinet recommend that all employment issues relating to the implementation of a smoking ban be considered by the Employment Matters Committee.
273/2005 The Cabinet agreed that smoking rooms be retained where already provided, but kept under review until the new measures contained within the Health Bill are introduced in 2007.

To ensure that the Council effectively contributes to the priorities for health improvement in Medway and takes action to address health inequalities.