Home Office written question – answered at on 1 May 2018.
Lyn Brown
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has a programme of test purchases of chemical substances to assess compliance by retailers with the provisions of the Poisons Act 1972.
Ben Wallace
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The Home Office uses a wide range of methods used in monitoring the compliance of online and offline retailers to ensure that they are adhering to the law.
One method is to have a covert officer attempt to purchase a banned or restricted product without meeting the required conditions (i.e. having a Home Office issued licence). Due to operational security, we are unable to provide further details.
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