FOI Request - Test Purchasing Vapes

Request 101003566896

I would like to receive information on the following questions for your local authority area, spanning the past 5 years in total up to the latest available data.

1.  How many instances of test purchasing vapes were carried out, to combat underage sales of vaping products?

2.  How many of these test purchases resulted in the sale of vapes/e-cigarette products to underage individuals?

3.  What is the £ cost of carrying out a single test purchase investigation?

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 29-05-2024

The information requested can be found here.