State visit
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Sultan of Oman will visit Windsor, as guests of Their Majesties The King and Queen, with preparations beginning on Monday 19 October 2026. Find out more.
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 Windsor and Maidenhead Borough 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.
o The total number of instances (i.e., separate occasions) of such seizures each year.
Prosecutions:
2. The number of prosecutions launched by trading standards against sellers of illegal/counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes each year.
o The number of successful prosecutions each year.
o The number of unsuccessful prosecutions each year.
If possible, please provide the data in a structured format (e.g., spreadsheet or table) and clarify any definitions used for "cases" or "illegal tobacco products" (e.g., counterfeit, smuggled, or non-compliant products). If certain data is unavailable or incomplete, please provide what is available and note any limitations.