FOI Request - Premises selling tobacco or vaping products while not on the Register

Request 101004059115

1. The number of premises identified as carrying on a tobacco or nicotine vapour product business from premises not entered on the Register, contrary to section 20 of the 2010 Act.

2. For each year, how those premises came to your attention, broken down between proactive checking by your service, a complaint or report from a third party, and any other route.

3. Whether your service carries out proactive checks to identify premises selling tobacco or vaping products that are not on the Register.

a) If it does, how often those checks are carried out and when the most recent was completed.
b) If it does not, please confirm that.

4. What action was taken in respect of the premises identified at question 1.