Pilot scheme launched in Cornwall school to tackle smoking and vaping

Funded by Cornwall Council, it is taking place at Liskeard School & Community College and, if successful, will be replicated in other schools and communities.

The primary focus of the scheme is to prevent young people from taking up smoking, but it also aims to discourage vaping, which is becoming more popular.

It will do this by educating them about the consequences, offering weekly face-to-face support and workshops, and reviewing the school’s Smoke Free Policy.

Cornwall Council’s Trading Standards team have carried out an initial inspection of shops in the area, offering Under Age Sales (UAS) advice to any selling vapes and seizing any non-compliant products. They will return to the area later in the month.