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Obituary: Frank Wilfred Oliver


Frank Oliver was a passionate inspector who was proud of his role in protecting the public

Richard Young

Posted 17 May 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Inside Trading Standards|Yorkshire and the Humber


UPDATES: Frank Wilfred Oliver’s career in trading standards spanned Scunthorpe, Hull and Humberside, from weighbridges and petrol storage to prosecutions, consumer advice, staff training and Radio Humberside phone-ins.

Frank Wilfred Oliver passed his Board of Trade examinations in 1968 and took up a post as a Trading Standards Inspector in Scunthorpe. With the introduction of Humberside County Council he was promoted to Senior Inspector in Hull, where he moved with his family.

In his career he held various roles, including a period as Principal Inspector (Special Section) on a Humberside-wide roving com...

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