How much money did councils get to pay for smokefree enforcement?
The Department of Health (DoH) and Local Government Association (LGA) have agreed on a total funding package of 29.5 million for first-tier local authorities for 2007/08. This is expected to cover the cost of training existing staff to enforce the new legislation, employing new staff if needed, advertising and promotional campaigns for local businesses and individuals in addition to providing, for example, smoking bins. A full council-by-council breakdown of funding is available on request from the LGA media office.
