We acknowledge receipt of your request to Manchester City Council,
concerning:

Data relating to enforcement of regulations relating to underage and
illicit vape sales

If your request comes under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or
the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), we will aim to
respond as promptly as we can and by no later than 20 working days.
Sometimes an extension to that timescale will apply and we will let you
know if that is the case.

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In particular, any part of your request that concerns your own personal
information will be considered in line with your rights under data
protection legislation (including the right of access) and we will aim to
provide you with a response in respect of that part of your request
without undue delay and by no later than one calendar month, unless an
extension to that timescale applies (we will let you know if that is the
case).

The reference number for your request is FOI/9690.

Should you have any further inquiries concerning your request, please
reply to this email leaving the subject line unchanged.

Yours sincerely
Manchester City Council

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Dear Mr Millar

Re: Request for Information - Data relating to enforcement of regulations
relating to underage and illicit vape sales - Reference Number: FOI9690  

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by
Manchester City Council on 24^th April 2023 and has been considered under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).

The detail of your request and the Council’s response is provided below.

1. What new initiatives have Manchester Trading Standards put in place
since 2021 to address under age and illicit sales in the vaping sector?
Manchester Trading Standards increased the number of underage sales
operations to factor in the sale of vapes. Manchester Trading Standards
have also increased the resource to tackle the sale of non-complaint
vapes.

2. How many vape retailers did Manchester Trading Standards raid due to
suspicion that they were involved in underage/illicit vape sales:
2021-4
2022-70
To date in 2023-27

3. How many illicit vape products has Manchester Trading Standards seized
during:
2021-2850
2022-23,118
2023 to date-61,714

4. How many vape retailers did Manchester Trading Standards successfully
prosecute for underage/illicit vape sales in:
2021-0
2022-1
2023 to date-0

5. How many vape retailers were Manchester Trading Standards unsuccessful
in prosecuting for underage/illicit vape sales in:
2021-0
2022-0
2023 to date-0

6. What were the levels of fines that Manchester Trading Standards gave
out to vape retailers/resellers who were prosecuted for underage/illicit
vape sales in:
2021-0
2022- £80.00 (made by the court)
2023 to date-0

7. How many staff did Manchester Trading Standards deploy to enforce
regulations to safeguard against under age and non-compliant vape sales
during:
2021-6
2022-8
2023-9
 

Re-use of information

Information about the re-use of council information is available at
[1]https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/10...
If you wish to re-use this information, please follow the application
process described.  Your request will be considered in accordance with the
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015.

Please note if you are not satisfied with this response you may ask for an
internal review.  If you wish an internal review to be undertaken you
should contact the Democratic Services Legal Team, whose address is, PO
Box 532, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA, email:

[2][MCC request email] in the first instance.  A copy
of the Council’s information rights complaint procedure can be downloaded
from
[3]http://www.manchester.gov.uk/downloads/d....

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review process,
you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113

Fax: 01625 524510

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If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Angela Whitehead

Strategic Lead (Compliance and Enforcement)

The Neighbourhoods Service

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Dear Mr Millar

Re: Request for Information - Data relating to enforcement of regulations
relating to underage and illicit vape sales - Reference Number: FOI9690  

Thank you for your email received on 16th June 2023 requesting permission
to re-use information provided as part of a Freedom of Information
request.

Requests under the Freedom of Information Act are considered applicant
blind and therefore the purpose for which a request is made is unknown to
the Council at the time of making.  

Whilst the use of information for journalistic purposes is likely to
amount to re-use, it is not our expectation nor current practice for
applicant to seek permission before anonymising and publishing the
information given.

Yours sincerely

Angela Whitehead
Strategic Lead (Compliance and Enforcement)
The Neighbourhoods Service