Store Closer Orders by Year

Regarding your council's actions relating to non-compliant trading practices, particularly involving stores selling illegal tobacco and vaping products, between 2020 and 2024.



Specifically, I would like to request the following information:

Store Closure Orders:

-The number of stores that have been issued closure orders by your council during this period due to the sale of illegal tobacco and vaping products Seizures of Vapes:

-The total number of vapes seized by your council's Trading Standards or other relevant teams during this period.

-The total estimated monetary value (£) of the seized vapes.



I would prefer to receive the requested information in electronic format, and if possible, broken down by year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024).
 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  
 
 1. 2020 – 1 closure issued to 1 premise
2021 – 2 closures issued to 2 premises
2022 - 12 closures issued to 9 premises
2023 - 23 closures issued to 21 premises 
2024 - 68 closures issued to 57 premises

2. 2020 - 0 
2021 - 0
2022 – 5,062 Vapes 
2023 – 12,015 Vapes
2024 – 16,826 Vapes
Please note, we only started recording vape seizures in 2022.  

3. Records are not held on the price every seized vape was advertised at, and it is not always known.  The price is also dependent on the size of the vape.  Our Lead Officer advises that illegal vapes tend to be of a far higher capacity, so they’re considerably more expensive.  As an estimate, currently the larger capacity vapes retail for around £12 each.