FOI Request - Trading Standards and Illicit Vapes

Request 101003594743

1. The number of illicit vapes seized, broken down by year, in the last 5 years (2019-2024)

2. The number of Trading Standards officers involved in seizing illicit vapes or nicotine products in your local authority, broken down by year in the last 5 years (2019-2024) This could be a person whose role is specifically a tobacco control officer, or the number of Trading Standards officers you have working with tobacco/nicotine products per year.

Response 15-07-2024

1. 2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0

2. 2019: 4.4 Full-time equivalent (FTE)
2020: 4.4 FTE
2021: 4.4 FTE
2022: 5.4 FTE
2023: 5.4 FTE
2024: 4.6 FTE