Freedom of Information request - Counterfeit football shirts
Received: 13 August 2025
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide:1. The total number of counterfeit football shirts seized by Trading Standards in your area each year from 2019 to the most recent year available.2. (If readily available) The estimated total value (£) of these seized shirts for each year.3. The number of fines or prosecutions each year relating to the sale or distribution of counterfeit football shirts, or counterfeit football merchandise, if shirts are not recorded separately.For consistency:- Please provide figures for full calendar years (Jan-Dec) where possible. If only financial year data is available, please specify this.- If your systems do not separately record 'football shirts,' please confirm this and provide data for the broader category of counterfeit sportswear instead.- Please confirm whether seizure counts represent individual shirts or seizure incidents/operations, and whether value estimates are based on retail or street value.If any information is not held, please indicate this rather than fully refusing the request.I prefer the information in an electronic format (Excel or CSV).Thank you for your time and assistance.
Outcome / Documents
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