OTC reports slippage in compliance with smoking ban
New figures from the Office of Tobacco Control have highlighted a slight slippage in the level of compliance with the workplace smoking ban in recent months.
In a report published today, the office said the level of compliance with the ban in September was 94%, compared to 97% in April, the month after the measure was introduced.
The OTC said the lower rate of compliance in September was a result of the fact that inspectors were concentrating on premises that were known to have breached the ban.
Elsewhere, today’s report said a total of 11 premises had been prosecuted for breaching the smoking ban, while almost 1,500 complaints had been received by a special hotline set up to allow the public to report breaches.
