An investigation by a consumer watchdog has revealed inadequate staffing levels for trading standards in many areas of the United Kingdom. As part of a Freedom of Information request into capacity and ...

The Welsh Local Government Association is calling for sustained, long-term investment in Trading Standards services to protect communities, ...

A new Which? investigation has exposed a trading standards postcode lottery which has left millions of people exposed to crime, fake and dangerous products, and scams. In a comprehensive Freedom of ...

Trading Standards officers in Staffordshire have advised people to be wary of banned sweets containing 'unauthorised and ...

New UK Trading Standards require estate agents to disclose all material information upfront. Non-compliance can lead to severe penalties, including imprisonment, fines, and lifetime bans from the ...

Anyone who wants to report dangerous products being sold in Staffordshire should do so by contacting Trading Standards Confidential on 01785 330356 or online at Trading Standards Report It. These ...

Trading standards teams across the UK are increasingly deprioritizing investigations into scams, counterfeit goods and other crimes due to limited resources, according to new research by Which? The ...

The haul included more than 10,000 unsafe and non-compliant products, including 800-plus fake Labubu dolls from a local market. Officers also removed 16,455 illegal disposable vapes, along with almost ...

The UK's Trading Standards Institute has warned that children are illegally buying violent and adult-rated videogames through online auction sites such as Ebay. Ninety per cent of retailers tested by ...

Trading Standards is supporting the launch of an online directory which aims to direct consumers to sites that sell genuine branded goods. Brand Information Limited, or Brand-i, has been created to ...

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