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E-cigarettes and vaping: policy, regulation and guidance

Evidence on the impact of e-cigarettes, information on government policy and regulation, and guidance for organisations on vaping policies.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 16 April 2018
• Last updated: 10 October 2022 — See all updates

This collection includes information and guidance on e-cigarettes and vaping, including:

• expert independent evidence reviews
• UK product and advertising regulation
• advice on developing vaping policies that maximise the potential of e-cigarettes in supporting smokers to quit, while managing risks

Visit the Tobacco and smoking policy, regulation and guidance collection for information and other resources on tobacco and smoking.

England’s policy on e-cigarettes

• Smoke-free generation: tobacco control plan for England
  • 13 January 2020
  • Policy paper
• Tobacco control plan: delivery plan 2017 to 2022
  • 7 June 2018
  • Guidance
• E-cigarettes: an evidence update
  • 28 August 2015
  • Research and analysis

UK e-cigarettes regulation

• E-cigarettes: regulations for consumer products
  • 16 August 2024
  • Guidance
• Tobacco products and e-cigarette cross-border sales: registration
  • 9 December 2024
  • Guidance
• Guidance for licensing electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products as medicines
  • 3 November 2022
  • Guidance
• UK law on the advertising of e-cigarettes
  • 20 May 2016
  • Guidance

E-cigarettes evidence reviews

• Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence update
  • 29 September 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Vaping in England: evidence update February 2021
  • 23 February 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Vaping in England: evidence update March 2020
  • 4 March 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Vaping in England: an evidence update February 2019
  • 27 February 2019
  • Research and analysis
• E-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: evidence review
  • 2 March 2018
  • Research and analysis
• E-cigarettes: an evidence update
  • 28 August 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Electronic cigarettes: reports commissioned by PHE
  • 15 May 2014
  • Research and analysis

E-cigarettes public health consensus statement

• E-cigarettes: a developing public health consensus
  • 6 July 2016
  • Impact assessment

Advice for organisations on vaping policies

• E-cigarettes: use by patients in NHS mental health organisations
  • 4 March 2020
  • Guidance
• Use of e-cigarettes in public places and workplaces
  • 6 July 2016
  • Guidance

Published 16 April 2018
Last updated 10 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2022

   Added 'Nicotine vaping in England: 2022 evidence update'.

2. 23 February 2021

   Added 'Vaping in England: evidence update February 2021'.

3. 4 March 2020

   Added 'E-cigarettes: use by patients in NHS mental health organisations' and 'Vaping in England: evidence update March 2020'.

4. 27 February 2019

   Added 'Vaping in England: an evidence update February 2019' to the 'E-cigarettes evidence reviews' section.

5. 16 April 2018

   First published.