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Annex A: grant determination 2022 to 2024 (accessible)

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Offensive Weapons Act 2019 鈥� Trading Standards costs for sales and delivery provisions relating to corrosive products

Grant Determination 2022 to 2024: No 31/7142.

The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire within the Home Office (鈥渢he Minister of State鈥�), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003, makes the following determination:

Citation

1. This determination may be cited as the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 鈥� Trading Standards costs Grant Determination 2022 to 2024 [31/7142].

Purpose of the grant

2. The purpose of this grant is to meet the new burdens imposed on Local Authority Trading Standards Authorities in England and Wales as the enforcing agencies for the sales and delivery provisions within the Offensive Weapons Act 2019. The Act introduced prohibitions on the sale and delivery of corrosive products to under-18s, prohibitions on the delivery of corrosive products to residential premises and lockers and prohibitions on the delivery of corrosive products to under-18s on UK delivery companies in relation to overseas sales. These measures were commenced in April 2022.

3. The grant is to meet the costs of the statutory obligations that have been placed on Trading Standards as the enforcement agency for these legislative measures and which they have embedded into their day-to-day activities. This includes awareness raising and compliance visits, conducting regular test purchasing operations and follow-up actions, investigations and prosecutions of retailers and delivery companies who fail any test purchasing operations.

Determination

4. The Minister of State determines as the authorities to which grant is to be paid and the amount of grant to be paid, the authorities and amounts which are set out in Annex A.

UK Government Branding

5. The Grant Recipient shall at all times during and following the end of the Funding Period:

  • comply with requirements of the Branding Manual in relation to the Funded Activities; and

  • cease use of the Funded by UK Government logo on demand if directed to do so by the Authority.

6. 鈥淏randing Manual鈥� means the HM Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 鈥楩unded by UK Government branding manual鈥� first published by the Cabinet Office in November 2022 and is available at including any subsequent updates from time to time.

7. Before making this determination in relation to local authorities in England and Wales, the Minister of State obtained the consent of the Treasury.

Signed by authority of the Minister of State for the Home Office.

Deputy Director, Home Office

Annex A: Offensive Weapons Act 2019 鈥� Trading Standards costs allocations to local authorities 2022/23 to 2023/24

England

Local authority 2022/23 2023/24 Total
Barking & Dagenham London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Barnet London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bath & North East Somerset Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bedford Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bexley London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Birmingham City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Blackpool Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bolton Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bracknell Forest Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bradford City of Metropolitan District Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Brent Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Brighton & Hove City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bristol City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bromley Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Buckinghamshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bury Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Calderdale Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cambridgeshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Camden London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Central Bedfordshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cheshire East Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cheshire West and Chester Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
City of London Corporation 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cornwall County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Coventry City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Croydon London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cumberland Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Darlington Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Derby City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Derbyshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Devon County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Doncaster City of Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Dorset Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Durham County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Ealing Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
East Riding of Yorkshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
East Sussex County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Enfield Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Essex County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Gateshead Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Gloucestershire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Greenwich Royal Borough 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hackney London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Halton Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hammersmith & Fulham London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hampshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Haringey Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Harrow Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hartlepool Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Havering London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Herefordshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hertfordshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hillingdon London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hounslow London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Hull City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Isle of Wight Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Islington Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Kensington & Chelsea Royal Borough 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Kent County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Kingston-upon- Thames Royal Borough 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Kirklees Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Knowsley Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Lambeth Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Lancashire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Leicester City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Leicestershire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Leeds City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Lewisham Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Lincolnshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Liverpool City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Luton Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Manchester City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Medway Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Merton London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Middlesbrough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Milton Keynes City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Newcastle City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Newham London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Norfolk County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North East Lincolnshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North Lincolnshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North Northamptonshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North Somerset Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North Tyneside Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
North Yorkshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Northumberland County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Nottingham City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Nottinghamshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Oldham Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Oxfordshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Peterborough City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Plymouth City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Portsmouth City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Reading Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Redbridge London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Rochdale Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Salford City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Sefton Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Sheffield City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Shropshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Slough Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Somerset County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
South Gloucestershire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
South Tyneside Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Southampton City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Southend-on-Sea City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Southwark Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
St Helens Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Staffordshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Stockport Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Stoke-on-Trent City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Suffolk County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Sunderland City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Surrey County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Sutton Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Swindon Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Telford & Wrekin Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Thurrock Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Torbay Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Tower Hamlets Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Trafford Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wakefield Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Walsall Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Waltham Forest Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wandsworth Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Warrington Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Warwickshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
West Berkshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
West Northamptonshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
West Sussex County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Westminster City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Westmorland & Furness Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wigan Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wiltshire Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wirral Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wokingham Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wolverhampton City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Worcestershire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
York City of Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Total 拢2,880,325 拢1,571,004 拢4,451,329

Wales

Local authority 2022/23 2023/24 Total
Isle of Anglesey County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Bridgend County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Caerphilly County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Cardiff Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Carmarthenshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Ceredigion County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Conwy County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Denbighshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Flintshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Gwynedd Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Monmouthshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Neath Port Talbot Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Newport City Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Pembrokeshire County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Powys County Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Swansea Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Torfaen County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Vale of Glamorgan Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Wrexham County Borough Council 拢19,075 拢10,404 拢29,479
Total 拢419,650 拢228,888 拢648,538

Total for England and Wales

2022/23 2023/24 Total
拢3,299,975 拢1,799,892 拢5,099,867
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