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Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Justice

Sep. 05 2024

Source Page: Security Investment Programme Evaluation
Document: (PDF)

Found: • The provided equipment was not able to detect all illicit items.

Westminster Hall
Security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wed 04 Sep 2024
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Jeremy Corbyn (Ind - Islington North) rights, with enforced rubber collectors and enforced miners, as well as the continuation of the slave trade - Speech Link
2: Kate Osamor (LAB - Edmonton and Winchmore Hill) domestic and foreign, have fought to control these resources, using the profits from illegal mining and trade - Speech Link

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Sep. 04 2024

Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information on Vietnam, India, and Turkey
Document: Country policy and information note: trafficking, Vietnam, December 2023 (PDF)

Found: 2023 stated that: ‘ Vietnamese men and women migrate abroad for work informally, including through illicit

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Sep. 04 2024

Source Page: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information on Vietnam, India, and Turkey
Document: Country policy and information note: fear of illegal moneylenders, Vietnam, January 2023 (PDF)

Found: The Investor magazine noted that trade union surveys indicate d that over a third of workers are destitute

Parliamentary Research
Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - CBP-10089
Sep. 03 2024

Found: His visit primarily focused on efforts to prevent the spread of mpox, and trade and investment opportunities

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 03 2024

Source Page: Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPEDS) and steroids: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400414590 - Information released - Attachments 1 & 2 (PDF)

Found: PHS Covid sales reports: k ey findings • total alcohol sales (on-trade and off -trade): restrictions

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Subordinate Legislation - Tue 03 Sep 2024

Mentions:
1: Macpherson, Ben (SNP - Edinburgh Northern and Leith) Trade bodies have raised concerns about the impact of the ban on the viability of small retailers. - Speech Link
2: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) The themes that were identified included funding for enforcement and the potential for illicit sales—going - Speech Link
3: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) Their trading standards officers already have the powers to deal with any kind of illicit goods being - Speech Link
4: Lennon, Monica (Lab - Central Scotland) What is the strategy for tackling illicit trade? - Speech Link

Written Question
Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Smuggling
Monday 2nd September 2024

Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will extend powers from HMRC to Trading Standards to provide on-the-spot fines for retailers selling illegal (a) tobacco and (b) vape products.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

HM Revenue and Customs does not have the power to issue on-the-spot fines for retailers selling illegal tobacco or vaping products. Those convicted of selling illegal products could face penalties, including imprisonment or an unlimited fine.

However, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which will be introduced to Parliament in the coming weeks, will strengthen enforcement at the local level, to support implementation of the measures in the bill and support our ambition to create a smoke-free United Kingdom. The bill will provide Trading Standards with the option to issue fixed penalty notices, which are on-the-spot fines, for certain offences. The new fixed penalty notices will be in addition to existing sanctions, including the existing fine of £2,500 for underage sales, allowing Trading Standards to take quicker action instead of escalating to a court process.

A strong and proportionate approach to enforcement is essential to prevent illicit trade and underage sales undermining our efforts to create a smoke-free country. HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force’s new joint illicit tobacco strategy sets out their continued commitment to reduce the trade in, and demand for, illicit tobacco, and to tackle and disrupt the organised crime groups behind the illicit tobacco trade. Work to enhance illicit vapes enforcement, led by National Trading Standards and funded by a £3 million grant over two years, 2023/24 and 2024/25, from the Department of Health and Social Care, will build on existing work to tackle illicit vapes by Trading Standards across the country.

Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Population Health Directorate

Aug. 30 2024

Source Page: Drug Taskforce Funding - River Garden Ayr: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202400399377 - Information released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: ), 387-397 Casey, J., Hay, G., Godfrey, C., Parrot, S. (2009) Assessing the Scale and Impact of the Illicit

Deposited Papers

Aug. 22 2024

Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry. The Report. 7 volumes.
Document: Volume_3_-_What_happened_and_why.pdf (PDF)

Found: Other Healthcare Practitioners May 2021 p21 INQY0000249 28 The BMA is a professional association and trade