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In at the deep end


Trading standards enforcement is no easy task - especially in the face of ever-decreasing resources

Richard Young

Posted 30 June 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Analysis|Enforcement Practice|London


ANALYSIS: Taking charge of a busy trading standards service brings immediate operational pressures, but also opportunities to drive improvement. A new service leader reflects on priorities, leadership and building resilient teams for the future.

Nazir Ali recently joined the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as a Principal Trading Standards Officer and Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures. He was previously Senior Trading Standards Officer at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, where he was involved in a <a href="https://www.journaloftradingstandards.co.uk/enforcement-practice/community-service-in-tower-hamlets/" ...

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