Ban on people smoking in cars carrying children in Wales given go-ahead by AMs

A ban on people smoking in cars when children under the age of 18 are present will be introduced on October 1, 2015 after it was today approved by AMs.

A ban on people smoking in cars when children under the age of 18 are present will be introduced on October 1, 2015 after it was today approved by AMs.

Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford, who introduced the regulations, welcomed AMs’ approval, hailing the ban as a major step forward for public health in Wales.

Exposure to second-hand smoke is a real and substantial threat to children’s health. In the confined space of cars, children are more vulnerable to second-hand smoke because they breathe more rapidly and inhale more pollutants than adults.

The new rules will make it an offence to smoke in an enclosed private vehicle with mor