Response 3873681

Response to request for information

Reference

3873681

Response date

2 January 2026

Request

1. The total number of test purchase operations carried out by your authority to assess compliance with age-restricted sales of vaping products in retail premises.
2. Of these test purchases, the number that resulted in a failure, where a vaping product was sold without appropriate age verification.
3. The number of financial penalties, fixed penalty notices, or fines issued to retailers for the illegal sale of vaping products to underage customers.

Please provide data for the last three financial years (22/23, 23/24, 24/25).

Response

The number is a NIL return as Trading Standards is a function of Nottinghamshire County Council.