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Proposals to make private vehicles smokefree when carrying children

Seeks views on proposed draft regulations for ending smoking in private vehicles carrying children.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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The Children and Families Act 2014 gave the Secretary of State for Health the power to legislate against smoking in vehicles to protect children’s health.

The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on draft regulations that would prohibit smoking in private vehicles carrying children. The draft regulations explain how the ban would work in practice.

Alongside the consultation, we have also published an Impact Assessment and Equality Analysis.

Documents

Smoking in private vehicles carrying children: consultation documentapplication/pdf Smoking in private vehicles carrying children July 2014: Equality analysisapplication/pdf Smoke-free (Private Vehicles) Regulations 2014: Impact assessmentapplication/pdf Government response to the consultation on smoking in private vehicles carrying childrenapplication/pdf Equality Analysis: Smoking in private vehicles carrying childrenapplication/pdf