illegal goods
Councils are addressing the sale of illegal goods through enforcement actions and premises licence reviews.
Barnet Council's Trading Standards seized over £500,000 worth of illegal goods, including vapes exceeding legal limits and smuggled items, and issued £123,000 in fines, according to its 2025-2026 Annual Report published in June 2026. The team confiscated more than 26,000 items, leading to two successful criminal prosecutions.
Councils are also addressing the sale of illegal goods, which are items illegal to possess, sell, or import, through premises licence reviews. Sutton Council's Licensing Sub-Committee was scheduled to consider a review of the premises licence for St Peters News Food And Wine in June 2026.
Key facts
- Barnet Council's Trading Standards seized over £500,000 worth of illegal goods in June 2026. Source
- Barnet Council's Trading Standards issued £123,000 in fines in June 2026. Source
- Barnet Council's Trading Standards confiscated over 26,000 illegal items in June 2026. Source
- Barnet Council's Trading Standards achieved two successful criminal prosecutions in June 2026. Source
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