Disclosure Log

Workplace smoking compliance (FOI/8114)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 29 June 2026

Dear Requester,
Request FOI/8114
Further to your request received on 16th June 2026, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Questions)
Please provide the following information for the period 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2025:
  1. The number of complaints received relating to breaches of smoke-free workplace legislation
  2. The number of inspections undertaken in response to such complaints
  3. The number of instances where a business was found not to display the required no-smoking signage
  4. The number of warnings, improvement notices, or equivalent enforcement actions issued
  5. The number and monetary value of Fixed Penalty Notices issued
Where available, please provide a breakdown of the above information per calendar year (e.g. 2023, 2024, and 2025).

Answer)
The "Smoke Free Workplace" legislation is primarily enforced by Environmental Health Officers who sit within District/Borough Councils rather than Trading Standards Officers.

The District and Borough Councils and the City Council will hold this information. You may have contacted these councils already in connection with your request, but if not, their contact details are below:

Ashfield District Council: [email protected]
Bassetlaw District Council: [email protected]
Broxtowe Borough Council: [email protected]
Gedling Borough Council: [email protected]
Mansfield District Council: [email protected]
Newark & Sherwood District: [email protected]
Rushcliffe Borough Council: [email protected]
Nottingham City Council: [email protected]

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Yours sincerely



Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department                                         
Nottinghamshire County Council
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