FOI request about counterfeit beauty goods

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Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am making a FOI request about counterfeit beauty goods, particularly hair products in 2024. I understand that the best way to contact trading standards is through LA?

I would like to know about:
- geography (where in England /London are the events occurring. Please cut the data by council or local area)
- seizure data (how much were the goods worth, number of products, annual reporting)
- enforcement actions (fine, legal action, penalties etc)
- reports (complaints from the public, health and safety reports etc)

Yours faithfully,

Maugan Dixon

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[email address]

 

Dear Maugan Dixon

Request FOI/10954

Further to your request received on 27/10/2024, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. For ease of reference, I will now address each of your questions in
turn.

 

Dear Croydon Borough Council,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am making a FOI request about counterfeit beauty goods, particularly
hair products in 2024. I understand that the best way to contact trading
standards is through LA?

• geography (where in England /London are the events occurring. Please
cut the data by council or local area): 

LB Croydon have received no intelligence regarding counterfeit beauty
products including hair products during this time, nor have any
seizures of this type of product been made.
 
• seizure data (how much were the goods worth, number of products,
annual reporting) 

No seizures have been made therefore we are unable to supply details.
 
• enforcement actions (fine, legal action, penalties etc) 

No seizures have been made therefore we are unable to respond to this
aspect of the request.
 
• reports (complaints from the public, health and safety reports etc) 

No complaints have been received.

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Information Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

Bernard Wetherill House,

Mint Walk,

Croydon,

CR0 1EA

 

 

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