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Carers could face smoking ban



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Published Date:
12 March 2008
FOSTER parents in Rotherham who smoke could be banned from looking after children under five.
The move is part of a campaign to reduce the possible risk to children's health from passive smoking.

Under proposed new rules being considered by Rotherham Council children under five would not be placed with families who smoke.

But older chi
ldren would be offered a choice of whether they want to be looked after by a smoking or non-smoking carer.

At the same time carers would be warned they should not buy cigarettes for children, and they should never be used as a reward for good behaviour.

Young people and children in council care who smoke would be offered advice on how to kick the habit.

A council report says smoking has been linked to cot death, respiratory infections, asthma and middle ear disease in very young children.

Long-term exposure to smoking can also lead to chances of contracting cancer and heart disease in later life.

The report says a survey by its fostering service had shown there were 16 carers who smoked. Of these three said it would be so difficult to stop they may have to stop fostering. But a number of foster carers have stopped smoking during the last 12 to 24 months, according to the report.

The report adds: "Discussions with foster carers of children who continue to smoke have indicated a very responsible approach to the issue."

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  • Last Updated: 12 March 2008 10:31 AM
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mandyv,

cambs 12/03/2008 22:34:31
That is sickening to read, really it is. Will fat people be banned too from fostering. So drug users are fine are they. Because they sure as hell are not going to say they are users are they.
8th August 2006 the HSE in the document OC 255/16 Paragraph 14
" HSE cannot produce epidemiological evidence to link levels of exposure to second hand smoke to the raised risk of contacting specific diseases".
Warning: Anti-tobacco activism may be hazardous to epidemiologic science
http://www.epi-perspectives.com/content/4/1/13

Somebody seriously needs to look at what is going on here. I think fanatics are the dangerous ones.
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TheTerminator,

12/03/2008 22:47:20
This Government inspired hatred of smokers has reached a new low in propaganda. When will the Councils pushing through these policies realise that they are held in contempt by the ordinary people of this country.
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helend498,

Wigan 12/03/2008 23:22:45
So the brainwashing continues. I used to believe all the propoganda over passive smoking, but I began to wonder why lung cancer was spiralling out of contol even though the number of smokers were drastically reducing along with a limited ban on smoking in public places that had already been in place for many years(public transport, flights, shops, banks, supermarkets, council builings, restaurants, etc as the list goes on).
I decided to research myself, and I have never read as many untruths in my life. Somebody will eventually take the 'noose' for this, but for now I just say - stop the bullying, the brainwashing and the downright fraudulent lies. People are being killed now because of anti-smokers. So much for caring government and councils.
Councils should be investing money into the real causes of public health instead of the monies wasted on this. As for not allowing foster carers who smoke to foster children under the age of five, I say shame on you. I would suggest that you research this yourself before being swept away by the Common Purpose of this dictotorial, Nanny State.
Yes, I am utterly disgusted with Rotheram Council's biased decision
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timbone,

13/03/2008 00:08:26
So, a young child, who for some tragic reason is in care, needs the love and security of surrogate parents. Unfortunately, one or both of the potential Foster parents smoke, so this young, vulnerable child is denied this love and one to one care in their surrogate years, because of an unfounded theory that has been blown out of all proportion. How many of us in our fifties were surrounded by smokers everywhere we were taken as young children. Why are we not all bronchial, ashmatic, emphysemic invalids. Why did we not die in our cot.
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english charlie,

suffolk 13/03/2008 11:14:53
For decades the number of smokers has been declining, whilst the number of vehicles on our roads have increased. The Norwich Union state that over the last twenty five years, asthma in children has increased sixfold. I don't need any so called 'expert' to tell me that vehicle fumes, especially diesel fumes, are not the main cause of asthma in children.
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NoBanJan,

Manchester 13/03/2008 11:22:52
Both myself & most of my friends (all now in our 50s)were brought up around smoking parents & other relatives and none of us had asthma, bronchitis or other ailments and I knew of no babies dying of cot death. This is anti-smoking propaganda out of control, it is completely unfounded and has absolutely no basis in fact.The authorities need to look at the real reasons behind the increase in childhood asthma etc and stop jumping on the anti-smoking bandwagon! fact. The authorities are so brainwashed by this they refuse to look at the real reasons for childrens ailments
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