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National crack down against rogue traders

Posted: 15/04/2016

Rogue traders and forceful doorstep sellers across the UK were targeted in a national day of action on Wednesday 13 April 2016 as part of a week-long crime prevention initiative.

Concerns over doorstep selling

Posted: 29/03/2016

Trading standards experts are concerned that proposed changes around the household energy sector could see unscrupulous and potentially illegal sales tactics reintroduced once again.

Landmark trading standards trial sends a warning to dodgy salesmen

Posted: 10/03/2016

A training guide detailing manipulative sales techniques believed to be prolific in the direct sales industry has been criticised by a judge - following the UK’s longest ever trading standards trial.

Trading standards experts respond to Gov 'cutting red tape' review

Posted: 09/03/2016

Responding to the ‘cutting red tape’ review of local authority-enforced regulation, announced by the government today, Leon Livermore, 51ºÚÁÏ chief executive, said:

New Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform launched

Posted: 15/02/2016

New consumer protection laws have come into force aimed at making it easier for shoppers to resolve disputes with online retailers.

New Year quitters undermined by illegal tobacco trade

Posted: 04/01/2016

Smokers themselves are calling for action against the widespread availability of illegal tobacco in a report, published today (Jan 4), that shows attitudes to illegal sales continue to change.

Warning about dangerous counterfeit toys

Posted: 17/12/2015

Parents are being warned to be on their guard against counterfeit toys this Christmas after tests revealed some contained harmful levels of chemicals.

Thousands of unsafe 'hoverboards' detained over past seven weeks

Posted: 03/12/2015

More than 17,000 self-balancing scooters – or ‘hoverboards’– have been examined at national entry points since 15 October due to safety concerns*. Of these, over 15,000 (or 88%) have been assessed as unsafe and have been detained at the border.

Tobacco Control Survey published today

Posted: 30/11/2015

Virtually all illicit cigarettes failed fire safety tests conducted by trading standards officers in the first national study to consider the potentially deadly issue.

Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015

Posted: 26/11/2015

Responding to the Spending Review Melissa Dring, director of policy at the 51ºÚÁÏ, said it reaffirmed the need to restructure local services.

Independent garages receive 51ºÚÁÏ seal of approval

Posted: 17/11/2015

Motorists in need of service or repair now have a new way of making sure they have chosen the right independent garage to get them back on the road.

Tobacco display-ban report published

Posted: 29/10/2015