How many retailers in your local authority have been identified as engaging in underage vape sales in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? Please provide these figures by individual calendar year (January to December).
The following figures relate to test purchases that we have carried out, where vapes were sold to an underage volunteer:
Jan – Dec 2020 – not recorded
Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 – not recorded
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 – 3
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 – 6
Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 – 13
How many retailers in your local authority have been identified as involved in the sale and supply of illicit/non-compliant vaping products in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? Please provide these figures by individual calendar year (January to December).
Our staff have found illicit/non-compliant vaping products at the following numbers of premises:
Jan – Dec 2020 – not recorded
Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 – not recorded
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 – 11
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 – 34
Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 – 8
How many retailers in your local authority have been shut down a) temporarily and b) permanently due to involvement in the sale and supply of illicit/non-compliant vaping products in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? Please provide these figures by individual calendar year (January to December).
One closure order was made by the courts in 2022 and one in 2023 against premises in our area – involving illegal vaping product sales as an element. The orders were obtained by another agency on our behalf.
How many retailers in your local authority have been shut down a) temporarily and b) permanently due to engaging in underage sales of vaping products in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? Please provide these figures by individual calendar year (January to December).
One closure order was made by the courts in 2022 and one in 2023 against premises in our area – involving underage sales of vaping products as an element. The orders were obtained by another agency on our behalf.
How many illicit/non-compliant vaping products have been seized in your local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024? Please provide these figures by individual calendar year (January to December).
Jan – Dec 2020 – not recorded
Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 – not recorded
Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 – 2009
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 – 8600
Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 – 3785