Local Vape Action (LVA) is a partnership approach to tackling vaping issues at a local level. Bringing together the vape sector via the Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA)^[1] and local authority partners to identify and target specific areas. LVA’s work is inspired by the work of the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP). LVA began with a pilot approach Tunbridge Wells as identified by local authority partners in Kent. The results of this pilot and other pilot phases, including Ashford and Maidstone will inform the ongoing development of a national LVA that is set to launch later 2026/2027, that will provide support to local LVA projects across the UK.

[1] The IBVTA is the trade organisation for all responsible and ethical independent vape businesses and represents the UK’s leading vape manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers. The IBVTA and its members are entirely independent from the tobacco industry.

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