Trading standards seizure of illegal vapes and testing for prohibited substances

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Dear FOI Team,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and relates to your trading standards service.

Please can you provide the following information

1) How many illegal vapes have been seized by the trading standards service in the past year (January 2023 – January 2024)
2) Of these vapes, how many were tested for the presence of prohibited substances
3) Of those tested, how many tested positive for fentanyl

If possible, please can you provide these statistics broken down by month.

I would like to remind you that you have 20 working days to respond. If you would like further clarification on the request, please contact me on +44 7469992844.

Please confirm receipt of this request.

Thank you in advance,

Yours faithfully,

Luke Chafer

Information Governance Team,

Dear Luke Chafer,

Thank you for your request which was received on 9th February. The
estimate response date for your request is the 8th March.

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request, please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours Faithfully

Information Governance Team
North Lincolnshire Council

Information Governance Team,

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North Lincolnshire Council