Vaping products - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Vaping products
FOI Number
2024503
Date Received
13/05/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
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
Q1 and Q2 Please find attached PDF as requested.
Q3, We currently do not have a system to collate what is the cost for carrying out a Test Purchase therefore we give notice under s17 of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that the information is not held.
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