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Record Ref : FOI 11741
Date Received : 30/10/2025
Date Completed : 04/11/2025
Organisation : Whatdotheyknow.com
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Enforcement and Court Cases
Question
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council’s actions relating to non-compliant trading practices, particularly involving stores selling illegal tobacco and vaping products, between 2020 to the latest available date. Specifically, I would like to request the following information: -The number of stores that have been issued closure orders by your council during this period due to the sale of illegal tabacco and vaping products -The total number of vapes seized by your council's Trading Standards or other relevant teams during this period -The total estimated monetary value (£) of the seized vapes I would prefer to receive the requested information in electronic format, and if possible, broken down by year.
Answer
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your council’s actions relating to non-compliant trading practices, particularly involving stores selling illegal tobacco and vaping products, between 2020 to the latest available date. Specifically, I would like to request the following information: -The number of stores that have been issued closure orders by your council during this period due to the sale of illegal tabacco and vaping products – ONE -The total number of vapes seized by your council's Trading Standards or other relevant teams during this period -The total estimated monetary value (£) of the seized vapes 2020 - Nill 2021 - Nill 2022 – 174 - £2,260 2023 – 522 - £6,786 2024 – 112- £1,456 2025 – 354 - £4,602