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Opinion: TS's biggest fan


Front line TS work is backed up by passion and dedication behind the scenes

Richard Young

Posted 15 January 2024 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Opinion|Inside Trading Standards|National


OPINION: Reflecting on more than two decades at CTSI, this personal perspective celebrates the achievements of the Trading Standards profession while highlighting the growing influence of policy work in raising consumer protection issues nationally.

As I celebrate a milestone birthday the realisation dawns on me that I have spent more than half of my life at CTSI — and I can honestly say that if I could go back I wouldn’t change a thing.

The admiration I have for the Trading Standards profession has grown each year that I’ve been at CTSI and I would even put my neck out and class myself as your biggest fan.

I’ve been lucky enou...

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