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Black, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 81 (19

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  • Black, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Justice [2017] UKSC 81 (19

    Smoking in Prisons ....

    Read the full judgment

    1. The issue in this case is whether the Crown is bound by the prohibition of smoking in most enclosed public places and workplaces, contained in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Health Act 2006 (for shorthand, I shall call its provisions “the smoking ban”). The issue comes before this Court because a prisoner, who is serving an indeterminate sentence at Her Majesty’s Prison Wymott and a non-smoker with a number of health problems, complains that the ban is not being properly enforced in the common parts of the prison. But the same issue affects the myriad of premises which are occupied by central government departments, the civil servants and other people who work there, and the members of the public who visit the premises for business or pleasure. They need to know whether the smoking ban which applies to those premises is simply an instruction from the managers or whether it is backed up by criminal sanctions and other enforcement measures having the force of law.
    Last edited by Amethyst; 19th December 2017, 13:50:PM.
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