Decision details

A Smokefree Generation

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The report will outline plans to spend up to a maximum of £2,547,480 on smoking prevention and cessation programmes and services.

The plans are in light of recent government announcements to create a Smokefree Generation and make smoking obsolete by 2050. Isle of Wight Council will be allocated an additional £169,296 per year from 06 April 2024 to expand current efforts to reduce smoking rates.

Decision:

Cabinet approves the spend of up to a maximum amount of £2,547,480 on procuring a new smoking cessation and prevention service over a period of seven years.

 

Cabinet approves for the Leader of the Council, Chief Executive, and Director of Public Health to sign the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control.

Report author: Mohammed Jawad

Publication date: 18/03/2024

Date of decision: 14/03/2024

Decided at meeting: 14/03/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 26/03/2024

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