Trading Standards

  • Smoking and Vaping product seizures

    How many units of illegal vapes were seized in your local authority during the following time periods?: 1st January 2023 to the 31st December 2023. This information can be found at the following previous Freedom of Information request Illegal vapes. … Continue reading →

  • Rogue traders

    1. Please could you provide raw data on the number of reports of rogue traders*, per year, for the last five years within your jurisdiction. Please break down your figures separately, by each year. 1.2 Of these reports, please provide … Continue reading →

  • Aesthetic Procedures Complaints

    Please provide information about the number of complaints about aesthetic procedures in your local authority area.  We are defining ‘aesthetic procedures’ as non-surgical, cosmetic treatments. For example: filler injections, liquid Brazilian butt lifts, lipo reduction, liposuction, Botox and non-surgical/filler breast … Continue reading →

  • Selling Vapes to under 18s

    Between January 2024 and June 2024, how many businesses or individuals in your local area / jurisdiction, have faced legal action (charged/cautioned etc.) for selling vapes (or similar products) to people under the age of 18?  For underage sales enforcement … Continue reading →

  • Products of Animal Origin Seizures

    Please could you provide the following information:  1. The number of illegal products of animal origin (POAO) seized and quantities of each seizure by weight, broken down by the following calendar years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to … Continue reading →

  • Trading Standards Survey

    Please provide answers around the demand for your Trading Standards Service, your resources and enforcement activities.  This information can be found at the link provided Trading Standards Survey.

  • Test Purchasing Vapes

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request the following information: How many instances of test purchasing vapes were carried out, to combat underage sales of vaping products? How many of these test purchases resulted in the sale … Continue reading →

  • Animal Welfare

    Could you please provide response to the questions below: Animal Feed The data given relates to the Heart of the South West Trading Standards area – which includes the areas covered by Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Somerset Council … Continue reading →

  • Seized Vapes and Cigarettes

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following: How many illegal disposable vapes/e-cigarettes/e-liquids were seized between the following periods: 1st Jan 2024- 29th Feb 2024: none 1st Jan 2023-31st December 2023: 8600 How many cases … Continue reading →