Trading Standards

  • Illegal vaping products

    From the period between 1st January 2024 and 1st January 2025, please can you release data showing: The data given relates to the Heart of the South West Trading Standards area – which includes the areas covered by Devon County … Continue reading →

  • Skin whitening products

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, me and my colleague (cc’ed) would like to request the following information from Devon County Council: I’m interested in data on skin lightening/whitening/bleaching products that have been seized by the council’s trading standards … Continue reading →

  • Illegal vape seizures

    For the period 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024: 1. How many illegal disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids were seized? 3,785 2. How many cases were identified where a business was found to be stocking or in possession of … Continue reading →

  • Nicotine Inhaling Products

    Can you please provide me with the following information: 1) The number of individuals who have been prosecuted between 6 April 2023 and 5 April 2024 in your council area for the sale of Nicotine inhaling products (sometimes known as … Continue reading →

  • Client Money Protection (CMP) Schemes

    Client Money Protection Schemes For Property Agents (Requirement To belong To A Scheme etc.) Regulation 2019.  Regulation 3 of the Client Money Protection Scheme (CMP) requires property agents in England’s private rented sector to be a member of an approved … Continue reading →

  • Illicit Tobacco and Vape Sales

    1. How many prosecutions have been sought by Trading Standards against retailers for a) illicit tobacco and vape sales b) under-aged tobacco and vape sales in your local authority, in the last five years (2019 to 2024) a) 2 b) … Continue reading →

  • 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 →