Enforcement

Latest enforcement news in Havering

• Crackdown on underage sales of knives and vapes

  Havering Council’s Trading Standards team have been out across the borough to prevent local retailers from selling age-restricted products such as knives and vapes, to young people aged under 18.

• Fly tipper traced and prosecuted

  A fly-tipper has been fined a total of £2,191, after being tracked down by Havering Council’s environmental enforcement team.

• Business to be investigated after selling vape liquid to under 18 year-old

  Havering Council’s Trading standards will be carrying out further investigations with a Hornchurch business, after vape liquid was sold on its premises to a person under 18.

• Over £13,000 worth of illegal tobacco and shisha seized

  Havering Council’s trading standards officers seized £13,950 worth of illegal tobacco and shisha from an Upminster business recently.

• Landlord fined over £5K for “unsafe” property

  A Havering landlord has been fined £5,335 for breaching licensing conditions at a Romford property, for issues that were risking the health and safety of the tenant.

• Business fined over £8,000 for failing to remove waste

  A business has been prosecuted and fined £8,474 for failing to maintain, remove and legally dispose of all waste from their land.