FOI Request - Smoking and Vaping Product Seizures
Request 101003438184
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 vaping products being in possession of, stocked, or sold by businesses
4. How many fines or penalties have been issued for being in possession of, stocking, or selling illegal vapes?
5. What was the value in £ pound sterling of each fine issued by your local authority?
Please present this data annually for each of the below periods:
1st January 2023 > 22nd November 2023
1st January 2022 > 31st Dec 2022
1st January 2021 > 31st Dec 2021
1st January 2020 > 31st Dec 2020
1st January 2019 > 31st Dec 2019
Response 15-12-2023
| 01/01/23 to 22/11/23 | 01/01/22 to 31/12/22 | 01/01/21 to 31/12/21 | 01/01/20 to 31/12/20 | 01/01/19 to 31/12/19 | |
| 1. E-cigarettes/vaping devices seized | None | None | None | None | None |
| 2. Units of cigarette packs seized | None | None | 200 packs cigarettes | None | 455 packs cigarettes and 109 pouches of tobacco |
| 3. Illegal vaping products stocked etc. | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. Fines/penalties | Not held. No fines or penalties have been issued. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. On each occasion, the illegal NVPs were removed by the retailer | ||||
| 5. Value of Fines | Not applicable | ||||