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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker and Rachel Hall

UK ministers vow to close loopholes in disposable vape ban

A woman holds a disposable vape device
A ban on disposable vapes in the UK is expected to come into effect towards the end of this year or in early 2025. Photograph: Marshall Ritzel/AP

UK ministers will aim to stop firms from skirting around an upcoming ban on disposable vapes by eliminating ruses such as attaching charging points to them, the health secretary has said.

The draft legislation, being introduced in parallel with an already announced ban on selling tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, would be put together with the help of experts who would try to anticipate possible loopholes, Victoria Atkins said.

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