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Test purchasing of vapes
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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. Under the Freedom of Information Act, I wish to request the following information:
1. How many instances of test purchasing vapes were carried out, to combat underage sales of vaping products? Please present this data annually for each of the below periods:
1st January 2023 > 22nd November 2023: 12 and 2 sales
1st January 2022 > 31st Dec 2022: 4 and no sales
1st January 2021 > 31st Dec 2021: zero
1st January 2020 > 31st Dec 2020: zero
1st January 2019 > 31st Dec 2019: zero
2. How many of these test purchases resulted in the sale of vapes/e-cigarette products to underage individuals? Please present this data annually for each of the below periods:
1st January 2023 > 22nd November 2023: 12 and 2 sales
1st January 2022 > 31st Dec 2022: 4 and no sales
1st January 2021 > 31st Dec 2021: zero
1st January 2020 > 31st Dec 2020: zero
1st January 2019 > 31st Dec 2019: zero
3. What is the £ cost of carrying out a single test purchase investigation?
Each investigation will take a different number of hours to complete and therefore the cost will vary. It can depend on the following: number of people to be interviewed under caution, how long the interview is and so how much the transcription costs are, whether an interpreter is used, time to review documentation/records submitted by the business. Whether there are any mitigating factors, how long the case summary is etc.
