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Trading standards investigations regarding cigarettes
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I am writing to request the following information. Over the last three years:
1. How many retail premises have been visited by your Trading Standards office in relation to the sale of cigarettes?
0 if solely about illicit cigarettes. If interpreted to include cigarette underage sales visits (not illicit but are tobacco): 2026: 14, 2025: 0, 2024: 0
2. On how many occasions have illegal cigarettes been found at retail premises by Trading Standards officers?
0
3. What is the estimated total number and value of illegal cigarettes found at retail premises by Trading Standards officers?
0
4. How many times have referrals regarding illegal cigarettes been made to HMRC using Track and Trace?
0
