FI16028

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am writing to request information regarding the seizure of illegal/counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes within the jurisdiction of Dover District Council and subsequent prosecutions initiated by the trading standards officers.

Specifically, I request the following information for each of the past five years, starting from January 1, 2019:

Seizure Data:

1. The total quantity of illegal/counterfeit tobacco (e.g., number of cigarettes, kilograms of hand-rolling tobacco, or other relevant measures) seized by trading standards officers each year.

2. The total number of instances (i.e., separate occasions) of such seizures each year.

Prosecutions:

3. The number of prosecutions launched by trading standards against sellers of illegal/counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes each year.

4. The number of successful prosecutions each year.

5. The number of unsuccessful prosecutions each year.

Response

Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The trading standards authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address: freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.