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Written byRAYMOND BROWN
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Life On Mars
France is set to ban them – but Cambridgeshire police will allow tobacco craving officers to ‘smoke’ e-cigarettes at work.
Bosses of the force have bucked the current trend to ban the controversial devices – as long they don’t ‘smoke’ in public.
Detectives’ offices at Parkside Police Station could now look like a scene from BBC TV show Life on Mars, with officers working in ‘smoke-filled’ rooms yet again.
The move comes as French authorities are set to ban e-cigarettes from public places and subject them to the same tight controls as tobacco, the government announced last week.
Health Minister Marisol Touraine confirmed reports a ban would go ahead on France’s Europe 1 radio.
The role of the e-cigarette is a controversial one, but already some public bodies, such as Addenbrooke’s Hospital, have decided to ban them.
A spokesman for Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), said: “Staff are only allowed to use the shelters during breaks and the trust’s uniform policy states that staff must not be seen smoking in uniform.
“CUH has a patient stop smoking referral scheme which allows clinical staff to refer patients directly to Camquit, our local stop smoking support service.
“We also offer a range of support to encourage staff to stop smoking.”
Meanwhile, Cambridge-shire County Council chiefs are keeping an open mind.
A spokesman said: “We have never had a request from a member of staff to use an e-cigarette. If we do it will be considered on a case by case basis.”
But the force executive board (FEB) has given officers and staff the green light to ‘smoke’.
A police spokesman said: “Following discussion which considered both pros and cons of both visibility and health it was agreed that use of electronic cigarettes would be permitted on police premises although not in front facing areas such as enquiry offices.”
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Written byRAYMOND BROWN
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Life On MarsFrance is set to ban them – but Cambridgeshire police will allow tobacco craving officers to ‘smoke’ e-cigarettes at work.
Bosses of the force have bucked the current trend to ban the controversial devices – as long they don’t ‘smoke’ in public.
Detectives’ offices at Parkside Police Station could now look like a scene from BBC TV show Life on Mars, with officers working in ‘smoke-filled’ rooms yet again.
The move comes as French authorities are set to ban e-cigarettes from public places and subject them to the same tight controls as tobacco, the government announced last week.
Health Minister Marisol Touraine confirmed reports a ban would go ahead on France’s Europe 1 radio.
The role of the e-cigarette is a controversial one, but already some public bodies, such as Addenbrooke’s Hospital, have decided to ban them.
A spokesman for Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), said: “Staff are only allowed to use the shelters during breaks and the trust’s uniform policy states that staff must not be seen smoking in uniform.
“CUH has a patient stop smoking referral scheme which allows clinical staff to refer patients directly to Camquit, our local stop smoking support service.
“We also offer a range of support to encourage staff to stop smoking.”
Meanwhile, Cambridge-shire County Council chiefs are keeping an open mind.
A spokesman said: “We have never had a request from a member of staff to use an e-cigarette. If we do it will be considered on a case by case basis.”
But the force executive board (FEB) has given officers and staff the green light to ‘smoke’.
A police spokesman said: “Following discussion which considered both pros and cons of both visibility and health it was agreed that use of electronic cigarettes would be permitted on police premises although not in front facing areas such as enquiry offices.”
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