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Banned Skin Bleaching Products
kenya made this Freedom of Information request to Southwark Borough Council
The request was partially successful.
From: kenya
16 January 2012
Dear Southwark Borough Council, Trading Standards Department
It would be appreciated if you could inform about the following:
The number of retailers prosecuted and fined for selling banned
substances in skin bleaching products: from 2007-2011 or as long as
records have been kept.
The amount of fines in total for prosecutions of the sale of banned
substances in skin bleaching products. 2007-2011 or as long as
Trading standards records have been kept.
Is it the opinion of LBS Trading Standards & MHRA that current
penalties in place are effective and working? That the partnership
between LBS TS outcomes with the Medicines & Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency are robust enough and act as deterrents for
Retailers to stop supplying these products.
If these above prosecutions in 2007 -2011 or earlier are the same
retailing companies, or businesses
What community groups ( as website states) are Southwark working
with from 2000-2012
Thank you in anticipation of your assistance just to inform you
that I am undertaking a research project to raise awareness about
this practise, and would welcome any support your department
support and expertise.
A contact number and email for trading standards Management would
be helpful,to assist with the action action research project,
looking at the causes and effects availability of use of Banned
Skin bleaching Products.References are submitted on request.
Yours faithfully,
kenya
ileto Caribbean People's Network UK
From: Environment
Southwark Borough Council
18 January 2012
Southwark Council - Information request (FOI/EIR)
Our reference: 199759
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Dear Sir/Madam
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Re: Your request for information: 199759
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 16 January
2012 in which you requested:
It would be appreciated if you could inform about the following:
The number of retailers prosecuted and fined for selling banned
substances in skin bleaching products: from 2007-2011 or as long as
records have been kept.
The amount of fines in total for prosecutions of the sale of banned
substances in skin bleaching products. 2007-2011 or as long as
Trading standards records have been kept.
Is it the opinion of LBS Trading Standards & MHRA that current
penalties in place are effective and working? That the partnership
between LBS TS outcomes with the Medicines & Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency are robust enough and act as deterrents for
Retailers to stop supplying these products.
If these above prosecutions in 2007 -2011 or earlier are the same
retailing companies, or businesses
What community groups ( as website states) are Southwark working
with from 2000-2012
Thank you in anticipation of your assistance just to inform you
that I am undertaking a research project to raise awareness about
this practise, and would welcome any support your department
support and expertise.
A contact number and email for trading standards Management would
be helpful,to assist with the action action research project,
looking at the causes and effects availability of use of Banned
Skin bleaching Products.References are submitted on request.
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Yours faithfully
John Page
Quality Manager
[email address]
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From: Environment
Southwark Borough Council
2 February 2012
Southwark Council - Information request (FOI/EIR)
Our reference: 199759
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Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Your request for information: 199759
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 16
January 2012 in which you requested:
It would be appreciated if you could inform about the following:
1. The number of retailers prosecuted and fined for selling banned
substances in skin bleaching products: from 2007-2011 or as long as
records have been kept.
2. The amount of fines in total for prosecutions of the sale of banned
substances in skin bleaching products. 2007-2011 or as long as
Trading standards records have been kept.
3. Is it the opinion of LBS Trading Standards & MHRA that current
penalties in place are effective and working? That the partnership
between LBS TS outcomes with the Medicines & Healthcare Products
Regulatory Agency are robust enough and act as deterrents for
Retailers to stop supplying these products.
4. If these above prosecutions in 2007 -2011 or earlier are the same
retailing companies, or businesses
5. What community groups ( as website states) are Southwark working
with from 2000-2012
6. Thank you in anticipation of your assistance just to inform you
that I am undertaking a research project to raise awareness about
this practise, and would welcome any support your department
support and expertise.
7. A contact number and email for trading standards Management would
be helpful,to assist with the action action research project,
looking at the causes and effects availability of use of Banned
Skin bleaching Products.References are submitted on request.
The information that you requested is below
1. Under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we are not
required to provide information in response to a request if it is already
reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available
via the Southwark Council website at the following link :
[1]http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/do...
2. Under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we are not
required to provide information in response to a request if it is already
reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available
via the Southwark Council website at the following link :
[2]http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/do...
3. This is a request for an opinion rather than information and therefore
cannot be provided.
4. Under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, we are not
required to provide information in response to a request if it is already
reasonably accessible to you. The information you requested is available
via the Southwark Council website at the following link :
[3]http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/do...
5. Camberwell Community Forum, Fusion Radio and I Love Peckham. No work is
currently occurring and the website has been amended
6. This not a request for information.
7. Paul Gander - Trading Standards Team Leader 020 7525 5742
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yours sincerely
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Quality Manager
[email address]
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