FOI Request - Trading Standards Information
Request 101003841563
1. What was the total budgeted spending on Trading Standards in each of the last five fiscal years (April-April)?
2. How many complaints were made to Trading Standards in each of those five years – either via notifications from the public or other non-Trading Standards bodies?
3. How many of the above cases in (2) were investigated by Trading Standards in each of those five years?
4. How many cases resulted in referral for prosecutions or other corrective action (eg were not dismissed with no further action) in that time?
And, additionally:
5. How many of the complaints in 2-4 involved potential Cancer Act (1939) violations, or concerns around claims to treat cancer?
Response 17-09-2025
1. The Trading Standards budget for the last 5 years:
| 2020/21 | £243,917 |
| 2021/22 | £257,019 |
| 2022/23 | £296,122 |
| 2023/24 | £280,942 |
| 2024/25 | £295,878 |
2. Complaints:
| April 20 - April 21 | 842 |
| April 21 - April 22 | 764 |
| April 22 - April 23 | 729 |
| April 23 - April 24 | 710 |
| April 24 - April 25 | 517 |
3. Investigations:
| April 20 - April 21 | 18 |
| April 21 - April 22 | 22 |
| April 22 - April 23 | 21 |
| April 23 - April 24 | 11 |
| April 24 - April 25 | 22 |
4. Further action:
| April 20 - April 21 | 8 |
| April 21 - April 22 | 7 |
| April 22 - April 23 | <5* |
| April 23 - April 24 | <5* |
| April 24 - April 25 | <5* |
* The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have
been redacted and marked with <5 instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal
information.
5. None