NO - Jo Butcher, principal officer for health and wellbeing, NationalChildren's Bureau
NCB supports a ban on smoking in order to protect and promote childrenand young people's health and wellbeing. However, it is hard to engagepositively with vulnerable young people if they are smoking in secret.We need to create opportunities for young people to get involved indecision making and access education and support so they feel valued andcan make informed healthy choices.
NO - Rosalind Godson, professional officer for school health and publichealth, Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association. Yougo to a pupil referral unit in order to sort out your behaviour so thatyou can either go back into mainstream school or go on to furthereducation or a job. So they are meant to prepare you for something.
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