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How can trading standards harness its strengths to survive under pressure?
Posted 23 March 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Analysis|Inside Trading Standards|National
ANALYSIS: As trading standards faces shrinking resources and expanding responsibilities, leading voices from across the profession examine how its adaptability can remain a strength without diluting professional identity, exploring leadership, resilience, partnership working and the future direction of the service.
Adaptability and versatility have always been among trading standards’ greatest strengths. But it’s not always easy to play to your strengths when under pressure, particularly when resources are stretched thin and demands on those resources are at an all-time high.
While the breadth of expertise in trading standards has never been in question, recent years have seen swingeing cuts to the ...
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