Shisha/Waterpipe smoking

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Dear Ealing Borough Council,
The Relevant Officer
 
You are being asked as part of a study into how Local Authority achieve smoke-free compliance for businesses providing commercial waterpipe smoking
 
Anecdotally, shisha smoking seems to be on the rise and several local authorities have shisha bars which are problematic in terms of enforcement.
 
I ask your assistance in providing current information relating to waterpipe [shisha] in your Local Authority area.
 
This will provide a current overview of Shisha premises in London, how effective compliance has been and identify best practice for enforcement.
 
Your help in answering the following questions by the 23rd September would be greatly appreciated.
 
1.     Which department monitors and manages the smoke free legislation?
Answer
 
2.     Have you observed or had reports of an increase in use of waterpipe (Shisha) smoking in your area since 2007?
Answer
 
3.     Please provide the number of premises that are known to be currently facilitating waterpipe smoking (Shisha) in your area.
Answer
 
4.     What numbers of premises required intervention in 2006 [pre Smoke free legislation] (HSE Codes of Practice)?
Answer
 
5.     What number of premises required intervention April 2015 – March 2016?
Answer
 
6.     What was the source of information which led to your interventions?
Answer
 
7.     Does your local authority have a strategy to achieve compliance with smoke free legislation?
Answer
 
8.     How many interventions led to prosecution?
Answer
 
9.     Do you have re-offenders?
Answer
 

Yours faithfully,

S Devi

foirequests, Ealing Borough Council

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Dear S Devi,

 

Thank you for your recent request for information.

 

Please find attached our response.

 

Kind Regards

 

FOI Team

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