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ANNEX 5 ALLIANCES
Scottish Cancer Coalition on Tobacco ( SCCOT) formed in October 1999
1. SCCOT was an alliance of ASH Scotland and the leading national cancer charities dedicated to cancer research and education and to cancer patient care. Its membership comprised ASH Scotland, Cancer BACUP, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Macmillan Cancer Relief, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, and the Cancer Research Campaign
2. SCCOT provided a forum to jointly advise and inform the Scottish Parliament and raise awareness about the links between cancer and tobacco use. The coalition was committed to reducing the harm caused by tobacco use by promoting effective prevention and cessation strategies.
Scotland CAN! founded in May 2000
3. Scotland CAN! (Cleaner Air Now!) was founded by ASH Scotland in May 2000 to campaign for legislation to restrict smoking in Scotland's public places. The launch of Scotland CAN! followed the public announcement of an initiative which relied on a voluntary approach to controlling second-hand smoke (the Voluntary Charter), promoted by government and the hospitality trade.
4. In November 2004 the Scotland CAN! group agreed to merge with SCCOT under the umbrella of the SCOT coalition. Scotland CAN! redefined its aims, to raise public awareness of the harmful health impacts of second-hand tobacco smoke ( SHS), to lobby for legislation to increase protection from SHS and to work towards extending clean air environments in Scotland.
5. Scotland CAN! is the campaigning arm of SCOT, with a focus on issues relating to smoking in public places. The group supports comprehensive legislation to end smoking in enclosed public places in Scotland, and aims to work to publicise the harmful health impacts of tobacco smoke and to extend clean air environments.
SCOT (bringing together SCCOT and Scotland CAN!) formed in November 2004
6. SCCOT (the Scottish Cancer Coalition on Tobacco) was originally set up in October 1999 as an alliance of ASH Scotland and the leading cancer charities dedicated to cancer research and education and to cancer care. SCCOT provided a means to raise awareness specifically about the links between cancer and tobacco use. SCCOT also founded the Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Tobacco Control ( CPGTC) to assist with this goal.
7. In November 2004, it was agreed that SCCOT would no longer exist as a separate coalition, and that it would instead reform under a wider coalition of SCOT (the Scottish Coalition on Tobacco).
8. In practice the Scottish Coalition on Tobacco carries forward the work of SCCOT, broadening it out to raise awareness of the links between tobacco use and a range of other diseases and conditions, such as heart disease. This broader focus is reflected in the areas of expertise of member organisations involved in the SCOT coalition. In accepting this broader umbrella coalition, SCOT has also recognised the importance of broad and wide ranging tobacco control measures to effectively combat the tobacco epidemic in Scotland.
Cross Party Group on Tobacco Control set up in December 1999
9. The purpose of the Cross Party group on Tobacco Control is to take forward an effective tobacco control agenda in Scotland.
Membership
10. MSPs: Brian Adam, Robert Brown, Jackson Carlaw, Kenneth Gibson, Irene Oldfather, Richard Simpson
Non- MSP Individuals: Alan Lee MSYP
Organisations:ASH Scotland (Jeanette Campbell, Dr Sheila Duffy, Rachel Harrison); Asthma UK Scotland (Gordon Brown); British Heart Foundation (Ben McKendrick); British Lung Foundation (Andrew Powrie-Smith); BMA (Gail Grant); Cancer Research UK (Vicky Crichton); Institute of Social Marketing (Prof. Gerard Hastings, Ingrid Holme, Susan MacAskill); Macmillan Cancer Support (Kate Seymour); Marie Curie Cancer Care (Lorena Brogan, Maggie White); Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation (Joyce Dunlop, Chris Owens); Royal College of Nursing (Geoff Earl, Shirley-Anne Sommerville); The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland; The Stroke Association (Maddy Halliday, Angela MacLeod).
Scottish Tobacco Control Alliance ( STCA) formed in 2000
11. The STCA is a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral body of over 120 organisations concerned with the impact of tobacco on Scotland and its people. It provides a forum for information exchange and a voice for those working in the tobacco field to influence policy development. The history of STCA development can be found in the STCA Foundations section of ASH Scotland's website.
12. Members have access to the weekly STCA Bulletin, seminars, conferences, and other opportunities for information exchange. The STCA hosts a number of topic groups including: Researchers Group, Tobacco Control Issues Group, Cessation in Pregnancy and Youth and Tobacco Forum.
STCA Vision
13. A coordinated tobacco control strategy for Scotland that will progressively reduce the harm caused by tobacco.
STCA Goals
14. The Scottish Tobacco Control Alliance will provide the means by which organisations from across Scotland can exchange information and influence tobacco related policies at local, regional and national levels.
STCA Principles
- STCA membership will reflect the wide range of organisations and disciplines concerned with the impact of tobacco on Scotland and its people
- the STCA will endeavour to address tobacco inequalities in all its activities
- the STCA will be an inclusive, participatory body that encourages active engagement of its members
- the STCA will be consultative of its members, transparent and accessible.
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