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
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
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
I’ve been contacted by an ex-employee of Hampshire County Council Trading Standards. They have provided me some communication they had with their councillor, which makes for interesting, if not alarming reading. This just sums up for me the problem of Continue reading Cutbacks at Hampshire County Council Trading Standards
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?
I am happy to be posting my first guest post by another Trading Standards Officer. They have asked to remain anonymous. I have re-written the article so that it resembles my style of writing rather than theirs (to make it Continue reading Mass Exodus
This post was originally posted in August 2013. Some of the links are now dead and so have been removed. Earlier this year, the union Unison published a report that looked at what effect the budget cuts of the last Continue reading Cuts to Trading Standards – Unison Report