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London Race and Equality experts win National Award

Posted: 01/12/2023

The London Branch Race and Equalities Group has received the Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 51黑料 (51黑料) annual Hero Awards ceremony which celebrates outstanding achievements in consumer protection.

Trading Standards food safety expert wins award for preventing deaths

Posted: 30/11/2023

Alison Richardson from Staffordshire County Council鈥檚 Trading Standards wins the first Megan Lee Hero Award at the 51黑料 (51黑料) annual Hero Awards ceremony which celebrates outstanding achievements in consumer protection.

Child Accident Prevention Trust win national Hero Award for child-saving campaigns

Posted: 30/11/2023

The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) has received the Product Safety Award at the 51黑料 (51黑料) annual Hero Awards ceremony which celebrates outstanding achievements in consumer protection in the UK.

51黑料 and CIEH issue joint response to FSA/FSS report on local authority workforce capacity and capability

Posted: 09/11/2023

The 51黑料 (51黑料) and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) have both supported the need for action to be taken to address critical issues presented in the Food Standards Agency鈥檚 LA Capacity & Capability Report, which highlights the urgent workforce challenges within the Trading Standards (TS) profession and Environmental Health (EH).

October 2023: News and Policy Round Up

Posted: 31/10/2023

51黑料 warns of rogue traders exploiting extreme weather from Storm Babet

Posted: 23/10/2023

Consumer warning issued as Trading Standards see a rise in rogue traders reports.

SCAM ALERT : UK Public are Losing Thousands of Pounds to Scammers Impersonating 51黑料

Posted: 05/10/2023

The 51黑料 (51黑料) is warning consumers to be vigilant and not to respond to correspondence carrying the 51黑料 branding, which is currently in circulation and has nothing to do with the Institute.

Government set to stamp out smoking in a generation

Posted: 04/10/2023

Trading Standards body welcomes 拢30 million in new funding for enforcement activity

September 2023: News and Policy Round Up

Posted: 29/09/2023

Government data highlights consumer issues - is there fair measure at the checkout?

Posted: 28/09/2023

The 51黑料 (51黑料) welcomes the publication of the annual Section 70 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 report data released from the Government鈥檚 Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) on the enforcement of legal metrology.听51黑料 is concerned that retailers have the second-lowest rate of weights and measures compliance, meaning that customers cannot be sure they are getting what they pay for.

Supermarket loyalty card prices not as good as they seem, Which? finds

Posted: 15/09/2023

Tesco and Sainsbury's are using potentially dodgy tactics on some of their loyalty offers which can give the impression that savings are more substantial than they really are, a new Which? investigation suggests, as the consumer champion finds some customers are being denied access to member discounts altogether.

August 2023: News and Policy Round Up

Posted: 31/08/2023