KHT goes smoke free

From 1st July 2007, it was against the law to smoke in virtually all enclosed public spaces and workplaces. The regulations do not normally apply within your own home, but smoking will not be permitted in areas shared with other people, such as common rooms, corridors and stairwells. 

Knowsley Housing Trust has a responsibility to ensure that the parts of its premises that are covered by the regulations went smoke free from 1st July 2007.

SMOKING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN:

• Stairwells and corridors shared with other tenants, such as in blocks of flats
• Shared lifts
• Common rooms in sheltered accomodation
• Common rooms in student accomodation (where rooms are let individually)
• Any other enclosed area shared with other tenants or members of the public

KHT also has a responsibility to protect the health and wellbeing of staff at work. Our staff will not smoke in any of our buildings, or when in your home. If we visit you at home, we will ask you not to smoke in the room where the meeting is due to take place for 30 minutes before, or during the visit.

For further information on the regulations, visit: www.smokefreeengland.co.uk

If you have any questions about how the new law applies where you live, please contact KHT on 0151 290 7000.

NHS Smoking Helpline: 0800 169 0169