Smoking Prevention Action Plan
The Smoking Prevention Action Plan "Scotland's Future is Smoke-free" sets out an ambitious programme of measures designed specifically to dissuade children and young people from smoking. It builds on the recommendations of made in the report " Towards a Future Without Tobacco ", from a short-life expert group, chaired by Dr Laurence Gruer, Director of Public Health Science, NHS Health Scotland. The Group considered a wide range of evidence from national and international research. The consultations undertaken on the Expert Group's recommendations provide a clear mandate for the action proposed in the plan.
ALLOCATIONS TO NHS BOARDS/LOCAL AUTHORITIES
An additional £9million will be available for the implementation of the smoking prevention plan (£3 million for each year to 2010/11), will enable NHS Health Boards and Scottish Councils to take forward various aspects of the plan, including enforcement and developing initiatives aimed at young people.