INQUIRER.net: Smoking to be banned in English prisons – report

INQUIRER.net Philippine News for Filipinos

Take the Style Quiz Join JustFab and get one pair of extraordinary shoes or bag every month, handpicked for you by our fashion experts. From our sponsors

Smoking to be banned in English prisons – report Sep 19th 2013, 23:12 LONDON – Smoking is set to be prohibited in all prisons in England and Wales over fears of that staff may bring compensation claims, the Times reported on Friday.   A pilot scheme is set to be launched early next year banning all tobacco products in the grounds of jails in south-west England, with a full ban due to be rolled out within 12 months.   Senior prison staff was informed of the move in a letter.   "You will no doubt be aware that the decision has been made that the time is right for the prison estate to adopt a tobacco and smoke-free policy to provide a smoke-free workplace/environment for our staff and prisoners," the letter read, according t... Keep on reading: Smoking to be banned in English prisons – report Media files: Smoking.jpg (image/jpeg)

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions