Six strands of tobacco control

"Total tobacco-attributable deaths are projected to rise from 5.4 million in 2005 to 6.4 million in 2015 and 8.3million in 2030 under our baseline scenario. Tobacco is expected to kill 50% more people in 2015 than HIV/AIDS, and to be responsible for 10% of all deaths."

World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

This treaty is designed to reduce the devastating health and economic impacts of tobacco on a global level. Each country signing up to the Treaty is bound that within 90 days of ratification they commence enactment of several measures that have proven effective in protecting citizens from the harmful effects of tobacco. In November 2010 172 countries had ratified the treaty which now covers in excess of 87% of the world population. The UK Government ratified the Treaty on 6th December 2004.

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The following table details the six strands of tobacco control with the relevant actionsundertaken by the Scottish Parliament and the UK Government where this is not a devolved reponsibility.

WHO FCTC Tobacco Control Activity	UK Government Responsibility	Devolved Scottish Parliament Responsibility
Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke (Word 63kb)		Smoking, Health and Social Care(Scotland) Act 2005; Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations 2006 Achieving Smoke-Free Mental Health Services in Scotland: A Consultation Government notice of intention to develop guidelines to help mental health service providers in Scotland to take the next step towards banning smoking
Media Education Campaigns (Word 60kb)		National Campaigns -TV, Radio, Billboards, Websites
Reducing Availability Regulating Supply (Word 92kb)	Price (tax) increases , smuggled and counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes	Age-related sales restrictions, licensing of retailers Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010
Support to stop smoking (Word 74.5kb)		Financial Allocations to Health Boards for smoking cessation Better Health Better Care Action Plan
Reducing tobacco advertising and promotion (Word 66.5kb)	UK Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act 2002	The Scottish Parliament has the power to make regulations covering advertising at point of sale, display, specialist tobacconists and sponsorship. Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 Consultation on the Tobacco (Draft) Regulations for the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 Closes on 20th July 2010
Regulating tobacco products (Word 67.5kb)	Tobacco Products (Safety) Regulations 2002 The Tobacco Products (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2007