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Month: March 2019

Unit pricing – comparing costs and value

Posted on 27 March 2019 by tradingstandardsblog — 2 Comments ↓

Most laws Trading Standards enforce are about ensuring: consumers have certain information the information consumers receive is accurate products are safe Trading Standards laws generally do not get involved in cost or value. What I mean by that is that Continue reading Unit pricing – comparing costs and value→

Posted in general post | 2 Replies

Skills shortage in Trading Standards?

Posted on 20 March 2019 by tradingstandardsblog — 7 Comments ↓

A few years ago I made a comment that the cuts to Trading Standards were so severe that we were going past the point of being able to return (in the short to medium term) even if all the money Continue reading Skills shortage in Trading Standards?→

Posted in general post, policitcal | Tagged budget cuts, skills | 7 Replies

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