LoginThe impact of Trading Standards
What role does Trading Standards have to play in giving the economy a jump-start?
Posted 06 July 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Inside Trading Standards|National
OPINION: Consumer confidence depends on effective enforcement, argues this commentary, which links rising levels of consumer detriment with the essential role Trading Standards plays in protecting legitimate businesses, supporting economic growth and maintaining trust in the marketplace.
In many of my conversations with those outside of Trading Standards there is often a narrow and seemingly stereotypical view of the work of the profession. That is a view of the role being solely about enforcement activity. The reality as we know is very different, with many Trading Standards services pushing a much broader and very successful prevention agenda tuned into their Local Authority’...
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