LoginBucks TS becomes ASA legal backstop
Bucks and Surrey Trading Standards has been appointed as the ASA's legal backstop
Posted 23 January 2019 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Media, Communications and Entertainment|National
UPDATES: Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards takes on a new national enforcement role as the Advertising Standards Authority's legal backstop, strengthening action against persistent breaches of advertising rules.
Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards (B&STS) has been appointed by National Trading Standards to act as the legal backstop of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The move means that the ASA will refer businesses and individuals who continue to break the rules on misleading non-broadcast advertising to B&STS, which can apply a range of legal enforcement powers to b...
CTSI Member-Only Content
This content can only be accessed by logged-in members of CTSI.
Already a member? Please enter your details below. If your login is successful, the page will automatically refresh and the full content will be visible.
Why join CTSI?
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is the representative body for UK Trading Standards and Regulatory Compliance professionals - and one of the largest, oldest (est. 1881) and most respected consumer protection organisations in the world.
As a non-profit campaigning organisation (see our Latest Campaigns), our strength, our voice and our ability to influence government, industry and the media, and shape public opinion comes directly from our membership, who are organised in an active network of branches, regions and special interest groups around the country. We are stronger together.
Interested in becoming a Member of CTSI?
Read about our various Membership Options - from Full Membership (qualified Trading Standards professionals) to Associate Membership (consumer protection supporters).
