Freedom of information response

Trading Standards Complaints

Publication date: 
Tuesday 2 April 2024
Request: 

Could you please provide the following information:
1)    How many complaints have been made to Trading Standards about traders selling vaping products to under-18s in each of the last five years?
2)    How many of these resulted in a) advice, b) warnings, or c) formal prosecution?
3)    How many vape test purchases have been conducted in each of the past five years?
4)    How many of these resulted in a) advice, b) warnings, or c) formal prosecution?

Response: 
  1. 54 complaints since 2019
  1. 37 followed up with advice. 7 with a warning
  1. 24 test purchases 22-23
  1. 7 warnings. 17 advice
Request reference:
FOI 13564