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(i)       to note that there was an error in the report at section 3.10, and that the percentage of those aged under 18 who were using vapes (single and reusable) was 14%, and not 22% as stated in the report;

(ii)       to note that Communications officers would liaise with Suez to ascertain if the video of the Altens East fire could be edited to be used on social media channels;

(iii)      to note the policy implications of a ban on single-use vapes on the Council;

(iv)      to approve the Communications Plan as described in Appendix 1; and

(v)      to note the high levels of single-use vape litter around schools and instruct the Chief Officer - Education to design a targeted communication plan around the ban on vaping and the impacts of litter on the school estate. 

With reference to article 7 of the minute of its meeting of 9 May 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which set out the policy implications of a ban on single use vapes on the Council and presented a communications plan highlighting their environmental and health impacts.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      note the policy implications of a ban on single-use vapes on the Council; and

(b)      approve the Communications Plan as described in Appendix 1of the report.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that there was an error in the report at section 3.10, and that the percentage of those aged under 18 who were using vapes (single and reusable) was 14%, and not 22% as stated in the report;

(ii)       to note that Communications officers would liaise with Suez to ascertain if the video of the Altens East fire could be edited to be used on social media channels;

(iii)      to note the high levels of single-use vape litter around schools and instruct the Interim Chief Officer - Education to design a targeted communication plan around the ban on vaping and the impacts of litter on the school estate; and

(iv)      to approve the recommendations.