FOI request (FOIR-772119865)

Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedure Complaints and Enforcement

Requested Tue 09 December 2025
Responded Fri 12 December 2025

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request the following recorded information held by your Trading Standards department for the period covering the three most recent complete financial years (2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25) and the current year to date:

1. Total Number of Complaints: The total number of consumer complaints received that relate to non-surgical cosmetic procedures including:

a. dermal fillers.

b. anti-wrinkle injections (botulinum toxin), broken down by year.

2. Enforcement Actions: The total number of enforcement actions (for example, warnings, seizures, or successful prosecutions) taken against practitioners or businesses related to the illegal use, sale, or supply of unlicensed cosmetic products, including botulinum toxin and/or dermal fillers.

3. Seized Products: If possible, please provide a description of the illegal/unlicensed cosmetic products seized (for example, 'unlicensed dermal filler', 'counterfeit botulinum toxin').

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Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

Trading Standards is dealt with by East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk