Trading Standards

  • Illegal vapes and cigarettes

    1. How many units of e-cigarettes/vaping devices/e-liquid goods were seized? 1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 2021 1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 2022 1 Jan 2023 – 1 Nov 2023 Not recorded 2,009 units 4,356 units 2. How many … Continue reading →

  • Smoking and vaping product seizures

    Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request the following information: 1. How many units of e-cigarettes/vaping devices/e-liquid goods were seized? 2. How many units of cigarette packs were seized? 3. The number of identified cases of illegal … Continue reading →

  • Vape retailers

    I would like to request some figures under the Freedom of Information Act: 1. How many vape retailers has your trading standards department found selling counterfeit and illegal vapes , broken down by year and month between January 2018 and … Continue reading →

  • MEES exemptions and enforcement

    Please could you provide the following data relating to MEES regulations for the timescale of 1 April 2018 to 30 March 2023 and 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023: 1. The number of exemptions registered for domestic properties broken … Continue reading →

  • Illicit Vapes

    Please can you supply the following information: 1) The number of businesses found selling illicit vapes for the period of 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 and January 2023 and 31 August 2023. 2) The key search terms I … Continue reading →

  • Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

     1. The number of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) breaches identified in residential properties in your council area since the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards  (MEES) was established in 2015 and first implemented in April 2018. We have not been able to … Continue reading →

  • Food Labelling Misinformation

    1. How many complaints have you received from 2020-2023 regarding misdescribed food or missing information? 2. Please break these down by health claims, ingredients, weights, descriptions and allergens 3.  How many of these claims were linked to products marked as … Continue reading →

  • Vapes

    I am writing to you under the FOI act 2000 to request the following in relation to your trading standards department 1) How much money has been spent in the last three calendar years (2020, 2021,2022,2023 so far, please state … Continue reading →

  • Spiking

    1. Does Devon County Council (DCC) explicitly reference spiking prevention in the statement of licensing policy? 2. Does DCC run a communications campaign to clearly demonstrate a zero-tolerance approach to spiking? 3. Which partnership schemes are training packages are referenced … Continue reading →