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Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

Welcome to the Journal of Trading Standards online edition, JoTS Online. Browse through our latest Articles - including Analysis, Opinion Pieces, Features and a selection of articles from our acclaimed print journal.

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Case studies needed for new book

Posted: 31 July 2023

UPDATES: CTSI Fellow Robert Grice MBE is seeking Trading Standards case studies for a new history of consumer protection, asking members to share prosecutions that show the breadth and social impact of the profession’s work.
 

Consumer Duty comes into force

Posted: 31 July 2023

UPDATES: The FCA’s Consumer Duty rules introduce higher expectations for financial services firms, with stronger obligations around fair value, customer outcomes and vulnerability. CTSI welcomes the move, while warning that fair treatment is vital as households face rising financial pressure and restricted access to legitimate credit.
 

No safe haven for criminals

Posted: 26 July 2023

ANALYSIS: The Tick Box initiative is urging self storage businesses to tighten due diligence, reject cash-led anonymity and work with Trading Standards to stop criminals using storage units for counterfeit and illicit goods. With millions of pounds of goods seized, the voluntary code aims to make the sector hostile to illegal supply chains.
 

CMA publishes unit pricing review

Posted: 21 July 2023

UPDATES: CTSI has welcomed the CMA’s unit pricing review, which calls for clearer, more consistent and more prominent pricing rules across grocery and variety retail. The Institute says reform is needed, but warns that enforcement depends on properly resourced Trading Standards services.
 

LGA calls for disposable vape ban

Posted: 17 July 2023

UPDATES: The Local Government Association has called for a ban on single-use vapes by 2024, citing fire risks, litter, waste costs and child appeal, while echoing CTSI concerns about tighter controls on vape marketing and display.
 

CTSI warning over scam SMS messages

Posted: 14 July 2023

UPDATES: The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued a warning to parents and youngsters alike to be on guard against a new spate of scam text messages purporting to be from the recipient’s son or...
 

Electric vehicles: Current affairs

Posted: 09 July 2023

ANALYSIS: Exaggerated environmental claims, problems with charging infrastructure, pricing anomalies and ‘optimistic’ predicted driving ranges are creating headaches for some drivers who have already bought electric vehicles (EVs)...
 

Border control: Point of impact

Posted: 08 July 2023

ANALYSIS: It’s a perennial problem. Unsafe and illegal products enter the UK and are disseminated around the country to distributors before being sold online or direct to consumers. It is then up to various agencies, including...
 

AI and the rise of synthetic scams

Posted: 08 July 2023

ANALYSIS: Businesses, government agencies and organisations around the world are all racing to figure out how to make the best use of artificial intelligence (AI). However, just as more applications for AI come to market, at...
 

A view from the other side

Posted: 05 July 2023

OPINION: “I would never let my children work in Trading Standards.” That was what an experienced Trading Standards Officer told me during my first week in the profession back in 2008. I was attending a South...
 

In conversation: Yvonne Fovargue

Posted: 05 July 2023

ANALYSIS: Yvonne Fovargue began her career as a Housing Officer in the Moss Side area of Manchester in the early 1980s and went on to work at the then-Citizens Advice Bureau in St Helens before entering...
 

The problem with skin lightening

Posted: 04 July 2023

ANALYSIS: Back in the mid-80s there was a band that went by the name Color Me Badd. Whilst I thought it was an unusual name for a pop group, the name stuck with me as I...
 

Prosecutions and pitfalls

Posted: 04 July 2023

ANALYSIS: Lawyers will always find new and inventive ways to argue their clients’ causes. Sometimes they will win. That said, for a prosecution to fail because of an unforced error on the part of the prosecutor...
 

CPPD Module 24: EDI

Posted: 04 July 2023

DEVELOPMENT: It is generally understood and accepted that a diverse and inclusive culture can bring a wider range of perspectives and experiences to the decision-making table, which can lead to better decision-making, creativity and innovation within...
 

An attack of the vapours

Posted: 04 July 2023

OPINION: CTSI’s policy work on vaping has pushed underage sales, illicit products and enforcement pressures up the national agenda, securing media attention and stronger government engagement on a growing frontline concern.
 

Promising the earth

Posted: 04 July 2023

OPINION: My old Saab estate, Dominic, is looking sad enough to warrant his own country song. His rubber shark fin aerial cover has perished and fallen off. His badges have gone from bright blue to dull...
 

CTSI Conference 2023: Day 3

Posted: 23 June 2023

UPDATES: The third and final day of CTSI’s 2023 Conference began with delegates looking surprisingly sprightly after an evening of celebration and bhangra music at the previous evening’s Awards Dinner. That event saw Trading Standards leaders...
 

CTSI Conference 2023: Day 2

Posted: 21 June 2023

UPDATES: Highlights from the second day of CTSI Conference 2023 include political debate, consumer protection priorities, illicit vape enforcement, expert presentations and a packed programme of professional development ahead of the conference finale.
 

CTSI Conference 2023: Day 1

Posted: 20 June 2023

UPDATES: Day one of CTSI Conference 2023 combined keynote speeches, discussions on online marketplaces, professional recognition and equality, setting the tone for a conference focused on the future of Trading Standards and consumer protection.
 

OfS calls for more student safeguards

Posted: 15 June 2023

UPDATES: The Office for Students is considering stronger consumer protection requirements for higher education providers, building on its partnership with National Trading Standards to improve safeguards and routes to redress for students.