Illegal tobacco and vaping products betwee 2020 - 2025
Case reference FOI2025/02152
Received 29 October 2025
Published 20 November 2025
Request
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.
Response
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.
A: Please see details below.
|
YEAR |
CLOSURES |
VAPES SEIZED |
VALUE OF VAPES £ |
|
2020 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
|
2021 |
1 |
0 |
N/A |
|
2022 |
0 |
2285 |
26392 |
|
2023 |
0 |
943 |
10844 |
|
2024 |
1 |
1047 |
12039 |
|
2025 (TO 30/9/25) |
5 |
2942 |
33821 |
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