Employee Smoking Policy

Dear Mr. Briggs

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Regards

Vartika Sood
HR Business Support Officer
Human Resources Service
Lynton House, 7th Floor
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Your request for information has now been considered and the information
requested is as follows:

London Borough of Redbridge does not monitor if employees are smokers or
non-smokers. However there is a Smoking Policy that prohibits smoking in
the work place, in the council's buildings and vehicles. All council
employees are expected to adhere to the policy . In addition,
Children's Services staff are expected not to smoke when they are in
contact with clients whether they are children or adults ,either in
people's homes or in the open air.

Please contact me if you have any queries or concerns.

If you have a complaint about the handling of your enquiry then please
contact the Information Officer at London Borough of Redbridge, Town Hall,
PO Box 2, High Road, Ilford, Essex, telephone 0208 708 2161, e-mail
[1][Redbridge Borough Council request email].

If you consider the outcome of the London Borough of Redbridge's
complaints procedure is not satisfactory you also have a right of appeal
to the Information Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
[2]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

Regards

Vartika Sood
HR Business Support Officer
Human Resources Service
Lynton House, 7th Floor
Direct line: 020 8708 3439
Fax: 020 8708 3038
Email: [email address]
This communication contains data protected by the Data Protection Act 1998
and may only be used for the purpose agreed with the sender. The data may
not be shared or copied without written authorisation and when not
required must be securely stored or destroyed.

If you have received this information in error, please destroy it and
contact the Human Resources Service on 020 870

LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE DISCLAIMER

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