FOI Request - Trading Standards Department

Request 101001272621

The number of posts in the trading standards department (full time equivalent) broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

The number of calls/ contacts received by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

The number of investigations carried out by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

And the number of prosecutions brought by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Response 10-08-2016

The number of posts in the trading standards department (full time equivalent) broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
2010/11 – 7.7
2011/12 – 7.7
2012/13 – 7.4
2013/14 – 6.0
2014/15 – 6.0
2015/16 – 6.0

The number of calls/ contacts received by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
2011 – 1707
2012 – 1765
2013 – 1778
2014 – 1519
2015 - 1523

The number of investigations carried out by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
2011 – 22
2012 – 24
2013 – 42
2014 – 31
2015 - 27

And the number of prosecutions brought by the trading standards department broken down by year for the past 5 years...ie 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
2011 – 5
2012 – 6
2013 – 6
2014 – 6
2015 - 6