Human Rights Measure

As measures were put into place in Manchester City “following the nationwide lockdown” in order “to allow businesses to trade on pavements and roads” and to enable the reopening of the hospitality industry, the City required that “all businesses who are temporarily trading under a ‘pavement license’ . . . ensure that their seating areas are smoke free.” This measure is consistent with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that calls for States to take measures “providing for protection from exposure to tobacco smoke in . . .  public places.”