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<p>Operation Joseph was established to enforce the rules on vaping, and tackle illicit
vapes and underage sales. It supplements work being undertaken by local authorities
using existing local government funding. The £3 million of funding has been allocated
over two years, from 2023/24 to 2024/25. A grant was provided to the National Trading
Standards to commission specific areas of work, and to support local authorities.
The following table shows the budget of each work area as of February 2024, as well
as the total allocated:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Work Area</p></td><td><p>Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business
Education</p></td><td><p>£88,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Training and
Upskilling</p></td><td><p>£164,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence and Data</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Supporting
storage and disposal costs for local authority seizures</p></td><td><p>£600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online
test purchasing and website takedowns</p></td><td><p>£80,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market
Surveillance and testing of vaping products</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tackling
the import of illegal vapes</p></td><td><p>£1,087,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Programme
Governance Communications and Evaluation</p></td><td><p>£281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Contingency</p></td><td><p>£58,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Allocated</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The figures
shown are based on allocations in February 2024, and may be subject to change.</p>
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