police stations and smoking

wizard69 | 23:10 Fri 06th Jul 2007 | Law

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Does anyone know if (with the new smoking bans) smoking in police (not prison) exercise yards is now prohibited?
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Ethel

Many police forces have banned smoking in exercise yards for some time, except in exceptional circumstances. Northumberland's policy is fairly typical

http://ww1.northumbria.police.uk/ePolicing/Web /WMS.nsf/PolicyContentDocs/POL000151?OpenDocum ent

wizard69

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cheers Ethel...

Yorkie580

The Met Police have banned smoking on all premises, including yards, custody cages, garages etc.

There was apparently concern about prisoners being denied cigarettes and the possibility of challenges being made about the conditions they were held under and the effect on investigations, but advice was sought which stated it did not breach human rights to deny a cigarette.

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thanks yorkie

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