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<p>The Department works closely with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory
Agency, Trading Standards, and other regulatory enforcement agencies to ensure that
products sold in the United Kingdom comply with regulations for all e-cigarette products,
and that non-compliant products are removed from the market.</p><p>In April 2023,
the Government announced £3 million investment over two years to enhance work on illicit
vape enforcement. Led by National Trading Standards, this builds on existing work
by local trading standards officers across the country. Through this work, they identified
that 2.1 million illicit vapes were seized across England by Trading Standards between
2022 to 2023.</p><p>To strengthen our enforcement activity, the Government will also
provide an additional £30 million of funding per year for enforcement agencies, including
Trading Standards. This increase in investment will help to stamp out criminal activity
by boosting the enforcement of illicit tobacco and vapes.</p>
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