A blog about the work of Trading Standards in the UK
Trading Standards Officers (TSOs) are responsible for upholding the law and advising businesses/consumers. It is crucial that we are competent enough to carry out our duties. It probably doesn’t surprise you to know that I think standards are falling. If Continue reading Dumbing down of professional standards in Trading Standards?
In a previous post I wrote about the cutbacks at Hampshire County Council. Cutbacks are nothing unusual, but what was a bit unusual was the apparent disarray the department was in. You can read my previous post here: http://tradingstandardsblog.co.uk/cutbacks-at-hampshire-county-council-trading-standards I Continue reading Cutbacks at Hampshire County Council Trading Standards – part 2
I have been meaning to write about the Primary Authority scheme for many years now… I have come to the conclusion that the PA scheme is actively harming consumers because I will give you an example – recently I contact Continue reading Primary Authority scheme – a scam that harms consumers?
You may have seen this article on the BBC website relating to dodgy locksmiths- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20825qwgz2o This is what usually happens This is happening to thousands of people every year. This scam has been going on for many years and is Continue reading Locksmith fraud – a known problem
Our former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said we must not let political correctness prevent us from tackling difficult issues (he was talking about sexual offences by ethnic minorities). So here we go… In this post I will be talking about Continue reading Are all travellers/gypsies rogue traders?
Every year all weights and measures authorities (Trading Standards departments / TS) are required to return certain information to the Government on what work they have been doing for weights and measures over the past year. It is a useful Continue reading Weights and Measures in the UK 2024
Yesterday the Grenfell Inquiry published their final report. Unsurprisingly, it showed numerous failures from multiple organisations and crucially, it didn’t seem to pin the blame on any one particular organisation. I feel for the victims. They must be full of Continue reading Trading Standards and Grenfell
Further to my post about cutbacks at Hampshire County Council Trading Standards, I have another – this time from the London Borough of Enfield. The current TS department has 4 members of staff. This is already a ridiculously low number Continue reading Cutbacks at Enfield Trading Standards
In this article I am going to briefly describe the work Trading Standards do around weights and measures and also analyse some data from a recent report about the work done in 2021 to 2022. Accurate weights and measures are Continue reading The state of Weights and Measures in the UK in 2023
The Government are running a consultation on the return of imperial measures. Here is my response to the consultation.