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| Target date to be set for smoke-free Scottish prisons | Target date to be set for smoke-free Scottish prisons |
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| The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is set to reveal the target date for Scotland's prisons becoming smoke free. | The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is set to reveal the target date for Scotland's prisons becoming smoke free. |
| The date will be announced at the launch of a major report into prison workers' exposure to second-hand smoke. | The date will be announced at the launch of a major report into prison workers' exposure to second-hand smoke. |
| It is expected to show high levels of second-hand smoke in parts of some prisons. | It is expected to show high levels of second-hand smoke in parts of some prisons. |
| The large scale Tobacco in Prison Study (TIPS) was led by the University of Glasgow, with input from the University of Aberdeen. | The large scale Tobacco in Prison Study (TIPS) was led by the University of Glasgow, with input from the University of Aberdeen. |
| A survey by the Scottish Prison Service in 2015 found that 72% of those in custody smoked - more than three times the rate of the general population. | A survey by the Scottish Prison Service in 2015 found that 72% of those in custody smoked - more than three times the rate of the general population. |
| Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2006, but it did not apply to prisons. | Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2006, but it did not apply to prisons. |
| However, prison rules were amended at the time to restrict smoking to certain areas, such as cells and outdoor recreation spaces. | However, prison rules were amended at the time to restrict smoking to certain areas, such as cells and outdoor recreation spaces. |
| Claims 'backed up' | |
| Staff, visitors and contractors are not permitted to smoke anywhere on SPS property. | Staff, visitors and contractors are not permitted to smoke anywhere on SPS property. |
| A small number of prisons in Scotland have designated a proportion of their residential areas as smoke-free. | A small number of prisons in Scotland have designated a proportion of their residential areas as smoke-free. |
| The move towards smoke-free prisons is in keeping with the Scottish government's aim of creating a "tobacco-free generation" by 2034. | The move towards smoke-free prisons is in keeping with the Scottish government's aim of creating a "tobacco-free generation" by 2034. |
| SPS, the Scottish government and the NHS have said they will work together to help those in custody stop smoking. | SPS, the Scottish government and the NHS have said they will work together to help those in custody stop smoking. |
| Phil Fairlie, chairman of the Prison Officers' Association Scotland, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Our members have claimed and argued all along, since the smoking ban was introduced, that they are constantly exposed to very high levels of smoking inside prisons. | |
| "This survey, for the first time provides data to back up that claim and the concern that's been raised by staff throughout those years. | |
| "Higher than 75% of the prison population smoke so it's a very high number of people who are involved in that activity." |