Cedarwood Digital

Dear Croydon Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information for the period 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024:

How many illegal disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids were seized?
How many cases were identified where a business was found to be stocking or in possession of illegal vaping products?
How many illegal nicotine pouches were seized?
How many fines were issued in total related to the above cases?
What is the total monetary value of all fines issued?

Please provide the requested information in CSV or spreadsheet format.

Yours faithfully,

Sarah-Jayne Taylorson

croydon@infreemation.co.uk, Croydon Borough Council

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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 Cedarwood Digital

Request FOI/11484

Further to your request received on 09/01/2025, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:
 

 

"Dear Croydon Borough Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the
following information for the period 1st January 2024 to 31st December
2024:

How many illegal disposable vapes, e-cigarettes, or e-liquids were seized?
How many cases were identified where a business was found to be stocking
or in possession of illegal vaping products?
How many illegal nicotine pouches were seized?
How many fines were issued in total related to the above cases?
What is the total monetary value of all fines issued?

Please provide the requested information in CSV or spreadsheet format."

Please find data attached in the enclosed spreadsheet. 

 

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London Borough of Croydon

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Croydon, CR0 1EA

 

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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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