Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-68056

Thank you for your request dated 26 August 2022.

Your request will be answered by 26 September 2022. 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-68056

Thank you for your request dated 26 August 2022.

Our response is as follows:

We are carrying out research into the health and safety requirements for
smoking establishments.

Your help in answering the following questions as quickly as possible
would be greatly appreciated.

Questions:

1.                   Please provide the addresses of the premises that are
known to be currently operating as shisha bars in your Local Authority

Roots, 39 Artillery Pl, London SE18 4AB

22d Plumstead Rd, London SE18 7BZ

Mevali, 17 Greenwich Church St, London SE10 9BJ

North Pole, 131 Greenwich High Rd, London SE10 8JA

Lokanta, 11 - 13 Greenwich Church St, London SE10 9BJ

Hayatt Lebanese, Eastmoor Street, SE7 8NQ

The Courtyard, 108 Woolwich High St, London SE18 6DN

Angle 90, 166 Trafalgar Rd, London SE10 9TZ

2.                   Please confirm which of these premises that are known
to be currently operating as shisha bars, comply with the Smoke Free
Regulations.

We are unable to answer this question as compliance is a day-to-day matter
which it is the responsibility of the premises to achieve.

3.                   If there are premises which are operating that do not
comply with the Smoke Free Regulations, please provide a justification as
to why they are permitted to continue operating.

The legislation places an onus upon a premises to ensure they are
operating in compliance with the legislation.  The Health Act 2006 does
not provide any powers to require a Local Authority to restrict or prevent
the smoking of shisha and thus we cannot answer this question as we have
no legal powers of policy in place to provide permission or otherwise to
such businesses.

If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me,
quoting the reference number above.

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for an Internal Review.  Internal review requests must be submitted within
two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original
request.  If you wish to do this, please contact us in writing, setting
out why you are dissatisfied.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the Internal Review, you may
apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. 
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
Internal Review procedure provided by the Council. You can contact the ICO
by emailing [1][email address], or by post at Customer Contact,
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

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From: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
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Cc: foi <[Greenwich Borough Council request email]>
Subject: FOI-68056: Freedom of Information request - Research into Smoking
Establishments

Dear Sir/Madam

Freedom of Information request:  FOI-68056

Thank you for your request dated 26 August 2022.

Your request will be answered by 26 September 2022. 

If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the
reference number above.

Yours sincerely,

David White

Head of Information, Safety and Community Services

Directorate of Communities, Environment and Central

Royal Borough of Greenwich

*   3^rd Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London, SE18
6HQ

8 [3]www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email

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