Trading Standards highlights 'significant' rise in North Lanarkshire shops selling cigarettes and vaping products to under 18s

North Lanarkshire Council’s Trading Standards service has seen a "significant" increase in the number of shops selling cigarettes and vaping products to under 18s.

Test purchasing exercises were carried out for cigarettes in 37 shops and for disposable vapes in 14 shops.

This resulted in seven cigarette sales (a 19 per cent fail rate) and five vape sales (36 per cent fail rate).