Single Use Vapes Ban

We Asked

On 1 June 2025 the government introduced a new law making it illegal in the UK to sell or supply single-use vapes under the Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024. The council produced a draft enforcement policy and this consultation asked about whether people supported the enforcement policy and to give any feedback.

You Said

58 people answered the survey. 89.7% of the responses said they supported the enforcement policy, 8.6% didn’t support it and 1.7% didn’t know. The top themes that emerged from the feedback comments were support for enforcement and penalties (35.7%), youth protection (32.1%), environmental impact (28.6%) and health concerns (28.6%). The consultation report can be viewed here: Single Use Vapes Ban | Have your say Wirral.

We Did

The Trading Standards Enforcement Policy and associated additional Civil Sanctions were approved by the Tourism, Communities, Culture & Leisure Committee on 23 October 2025.