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Fireworks: Prosecutions

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 88971

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been prosecuted for the illegal sale of fireworks each year for the past five years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

This information is not held by the Department of Business and Trade. Local Council Trading Standards prosecute cases of illegal fireworks sale. Prosecutions for illegal sales of fireworks are made under the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 (UK-wide extent) and the Fireworks Act 2003 (GB-wide extent). The Ministry of Justice collects and publishes information from Courts and Sentencing data for England and Wales in the Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly publications.

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