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London Crime Briefing
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London's capacity to tackle illegal vape sales to young people has been critically weakened by years of austerity, a senior official has warned. Funding for trading standards has fallen by 39% since 2010, leaving some boroughs with as few as one officer.
London's Trading Standards teams are too under-resourced to effectively stop retailers selling vapes to children, a senior official has warned. Years of budget cuts have severely reduced staff numbers, impacting the ability to enforce new regulations.
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.