Illegal Vapes

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Swyddog Diogelu Data (Locwm)
Cyfreithiol / Busnes y Cyngor
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Further to your recent enquiry please find below our reply:-

During the year 2023/2024/2025 how many premises have been visited by
trading standards in relation to illegal vapes being sold?           
                    3

Out of those shops visited please can you confirm how many of these
individual visits have resulted in products being detained by the
authority?               3

Please can you confirm how many prosecutions have been sought in the same
periods?                                                 
                                                   2

Out of the prosecutions sought please can you confirm how many have either
pleased guilty or been found guilty of offences ?                
                               2

In each of the said years what is the value of the products confiscated by
Gwynedd council ?                                        
                                                              N/A

How does Anglesey council dispose of such items ?             
                                                                                            
                                                   Using an approved
contractor

What was the cost per year to dispose of such items ?          
                                                                                            
                                                   2023 - £768 (inc VAT),
2024 - £768 (inc VAT), 2025 - £768 (inc VAT)

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Rheolwr Safonau Masnach Trading Standards Manager

Gwarchod y Cyhoedd Public Protection
Rheoleiddio a Datblygu Economaidd Regulation & Economic Development

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