Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of Children Buying Cigarettes by 17 per cent, according to new research from Imperial College London. The research, the first analysis of the impact of the 2015 tobacco display ban in England, assessed survey responses from 18,000 11-15 year olds from across England between 2010 and 2016. The findings suggest tobacco display bans may have an important role in reducing the number of child smokers. However, the study also revealed more worrying findings, and suggested more than two in three child smokers had not been refused cigarettes when

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