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Reference: FOI-500148808
Date of request: 23/03/2023
Title of request: Smoking and Vaping product seizures

Dear Emma Bertie,

Please accept this e-mail as acknowledgement that your recent Freedom  of
Information request has been received by Reading Borough Council. You
should expect to receive a response within 20 working days from the date
your request was received.

Please note, if your request is received on a weekend or bank holiday your
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Kind regards,

FOI Team

Reference: FOI-500148808
Date of request: 23/03/2023
Title of request: Smoking and Vaping product seizures
Information request:

Hi there,

I am submitting a Freedom of Information request. I am looking to receive
information on the following questions broken down annually, back over the
last decade, or as far back as possible within this time frame.

How many units of vapes were seized in your local authority?

How many units of cigarette packs were seized in your local authority?

How many units of hand-rolled tobacco products were seized in your local
authority?

Could this data be presented annually for each of the below time periods?

These are as follows:

1st January 2023 > 31st Feb 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

1st January 2018 > 31st Dec 2018

1st January 2017 > 31st Dec 2017

1st January 2016 > 31st Dec 2016

1st January 2015 > 31st Dec 2015

1st January 2014 > 31st Dec 2014

1st January 2013 > 31st Dec 2013

1st January 2012 > 31st Dec 2012

1st January 2011 > 31st Dec 2011

1st January 2010 > 31st Dec 2010

If you could send the information over in a csv or xlsx format, that would
be ideal.

Let me know if you have any questions on the above or need any
clarifications.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Emma Bertie

Dear Emma Bertie,

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your recent request received by the Council on 23 March
2023.

You have requested the following information under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000:

I am submitting a Freedom of Information request. I am looking to receive
information on the following questions broken down annually, back over the
last decade, or as far back as possible within this time frame.

How many units of vapes were seized in your local authority?

How many units of cigarette packs were seized in your local authority?

How many units of hand-rolled tobacco products were seized in your local
authority?

Could this data be presented annually for each of the below time periods?

These are as follows:

1st January 2023 > 31st Feb 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

1st January 2018 > 31st Dec 2018

1st January 2017 > 31st Dec 2017

1st January 2016 > 31st Dec 2016

1st January 2015 > 31st Dec 2015

1st January 2014 > 31st Dec 2014

1st January 2013 > 31st Dec 2013

1st January 2012 > 31st Dec 2012

1st January 2011 > 31st Dec 2011

1st January 2010 > 31st Dec 2010

 Our response is as follows:

Please see attached.

[1]Vapes and Tobacco Seizures

On the Reading Borough Council Website there is a publication scheme where
you can [2]search previous Freedom of Information requests that have been
responded to, to locate an answer to a future FOI request.

If you are unhappy with this response to your request for information
under the Freedom of Information Act then you may ask for an internal
review. Please make a request in writing to the Information Governance
Team at [3][email address]. If you request such a review and are not
content with its outcome, then you have a 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

Kind regards,

FOI Team

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