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<p>The Government is committed to tackling fraudulent practices in secondary ticketing.
The department works closely with National Trading Standards to ensure they have adequate
funding to tackle consumer detriment in the secondary ticketing market.</p><p> </p><p>As
a result of this work, earlier this month two individuals from London were found guilty
of fraudulently and dishonestly buying and reselling tickets for high-profile music
and entertainment events. They have now been sentenced to a combined six and a half
years in jail. This landmark case marks the first successful prosecution against the
fraudulent reselling of tickets on a large scale. This is directly a result of the
work of National Trading Standards, North Yorkshire County Council, and City of York
Council.</p>
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