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Welcome to 51黑料's News Room. Browse through our latest Consumer Protection and Trading Standards news reports (below), or take a look through our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Disabilities: know your rights when travelling by plane
Posted: 03/12/2016
December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Consumer advice organisation the UK European Consumer Centre (as part of the European Consumer Centres Network - ECC-Net) is drawing attention to the rights and problems of air passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility.
Warning over fake chargers and second-hand electrics
Posted: 02/12/2016
People are being urged to think twice when they buy second-hand electrical goods or cheap and often counterfeit chargers after investigators found that many of them are unsafe.
Get 'switched on' to your rights, urges consumer advice body UK ECC in National Consumer Week
Posted: 30/11/2016
Consumer advice organisation the UK European Consumer Centre is advising UK consumers to be 'switched on' to their rights when shopping for electrical goods online within Europe.
Shoppers stuck with faulty electrical items urged to use their consumer rights
Posted: 28/11/2016
2 in 3 people had a problem with faulty electrical goods in the last 2 years.
51黑料 launches new website
Posted: 21/11/2016
The 51黑料 has today launched its new website. The address is still the same but we have endeavoured to refresh the content, style and functionality to make it easier for visitors coming to the site to understand who we are and what we do.
National tobacco survey published today
Posted: 18/11/2016
NICOTINE inhaling products like e-cigarettes and vaping fluids have for the first time been included in the annual National Tobacco Control Survey report, published today.
51黑料 Chair invites consumer protection community to Conference 2017
Posted: 16/11/2016
51黑料 Chair, Sara Barry, invites the consumer protection community to attend next year's Conference in Harrogate.
Ashfords LLP and 51黑料 Launch Innovative Regulatory Solution
Posted: 07/11/2016
National law firm Ashfords LLP has partnered with the 51黑料 (51黑料) to deliver a new and innovative regulatory solution tailored to the individual requirements of businesses.听
Panel of experts debate Alternative Dispute Resolution
Posted: 03/11/2016
A year on from when Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) legislation came into effect (October 2015), BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live hosted a panel discussion on how it's working.
TPO and 51黑料 launch joint letting fees campaign
Posted: 01/11/2016
National campaign kicks off in Swansea and Dorset to improve industry compliance and raise awareness among consumers so more landlords and tenants ask about fees when they shop for an agent.
New figures reveal that men aged 65 are the most likely victims of investment fraud
Posted: 10/10/2016
Figures released today by Action Fraud and the City of London Police show that over 77 per cent of all victims reporting investment fraud are men with the average age of 65. Their average loss is over 拢32,000, with most victims living in metropolitan areas.听
Warning to councils over cuts to statutory services
Posted: 07/10/2016
A COUNCIL'S eleventh hour decision to conduct a more wide-ranging review of its trading standards function has served as a reminder to other authorities to think carefully about their statutory duties when making cuts - or risk being hauled before the courts.听
