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News Category Tags: Crime, Product Safety, Health and Safety, Counterfeit Goods, Retail, Animal Health and Welfare, Legal and Policy, Enforcement Practice, Product Recalls, Property and Housing, Automotive, Vapes, Business, CTSI Conference, CTSI Hero Awards.
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.
Obituary: Bill Cassie MBE
Posted: 13 June 2023
UPDATES: A tribute to Bill Cassie MBE celebrates a distinguished Trading Standards career, his lasting influence on colleagues across the profession and the personal qualities that earned widespread admiration throughout his life.
Obituary: Oswald Barnes
Posted: 12 June 2023
UPDATES: Colleagues, friends and family remember Oswald Barnes, reflecting on a lifetime of service to Trading Standards, his contribution to the profession and the legacy he leaves behind for future generations.
£130,000 of illegal tobacco destroyed
Posted: 08 June 2023
UPDATES: More than £130,000 worth of illicit tobacco seized through Operation CeCe has been destroyed, highlighting the impact of coordinated enforcement against smuggling, counterfeit products and the criminal networks behind them.
CTSI slams Enfield Council plans
Posted: 08 June 2023
UPDATES: CTSI has condemned plans to reduce Enfield's Trading Standards team to a single officer, warning that the cuts threaten consumer protection, undermine enforcement across hundreds of legal duties and come despite the service's recent prosecution successes.
Obituary: Peter Dann Wilson
Posted: 05 June 2023
UPDATES: A tribute to Peter Dann Wilson traces a remarkable life of military service, pioneering consumer protection work and decades of dedication to Trading Standards, celebrating the colleague, mentor and friend remembered by those who worked alongside him.
Jail for TV sports piracy gang
Posted: 05 June 2023
UPDATES: One of the world's largest illegal sports streaming investigations has ended with lengthy prison sentences after Trading Standards officers uncovered a multimillion-pound piracy network serving tens of thousands of subscribers.
Calls for change to holiday rules
Posted: 05 June 2023
UPDATES: CTSI is calling for reforms to Linked Travel Arrangements, arguing that promised consumer protections have fallen short and urging Government to close gaps that continue to leave independent holidaymakers exposed.
Zero tolerance on underage alcohol
Posted: 31 May 2023
UPDATES: A series of licence suspensions across West Sussex highlights the consequences for retailers caught selling alcohol to children, as Trading Standards reinforces a zero-tolerance approach to underage sales.
Worcestershire TS seizes tobacco
Posted: 31 May 2023
UPDATES: Worcestershire Trading Standards has seized thousands of illicit cigarettes, illegal tobacco and non-compliant vapes during targeted operations, highlighting the continuing fight against counterfeit products and unlawful nicotine sales.
TS 'declares war' on underage sales
Posted: 31 May 2023
UPDATES: Lancashire Trading Standards is intensifying action against retailers selling counterfeit tobacco, smuggled goods and age-restricted products to children, combining successful prosecutions with a wider crackdown on persistent offenders.
SEIC calls for more energy support
Posted: 31 May 2023
UPDATES: A new report from the Scottish Energy Insight and Engagement Group urges stronger support from energy suppliers and Government, setting out practical recommendations to help households facing the continuing cost-of-energy crisis.
Govt scraps Animal Welfare Bill
Posted: 26 May 2023
UPDATES: CTSI has criticised the Government's decision to abandon the Kept Animals Bill, warning that important measures to strengthen animal welfare and tackle issues such as puppy smuggling now risk further delay.
Home builders Code review published
Posted: 25 May 2023
UPDATES: An independent review of the Consumer Code for Home Builders has been published, with recommendations aimed at strengthening complaint handling, improving consumer protection and building on the Code's existing dispute resolution framework.
Obituary: David Warren Beard
Posted: 25 May 2023
UPDATES: A tribute to David Warren Beard celebrates a career spanning nearly four decades in trading standards, his expertise across multiple disciplines, his warmth and humour, and the lasting impact he made on colleagues, friends and the profession.
CCAS statement on Code Sponsors
Posted: 24 May 2023
UPDATES: CTSI explains the role of Consumer Codes Approval Scheme sponsors in the new homes sector, reaffirming that multiple approved schemes provide independent consumer protection and that no single scheme has exclusive status.
CTSI helms Consumer APPG
Posted: 23 May 2023
UPDATES: CTSI is supporting a parliamentary inquiry into online marketplaces, examining unsafe products, supply chain risks and gaps in consumer protection legislation as MPs and enforcement bodies consider how regulation should respond.
Used car dealer fined for illegal practices
Posted: 23 May 2023
UPDATES: A used car dealer was prosecuted after selling faulty and misdescribed vehicles, falsifying documentation and denying consumer rights, resulting in fines, compensation for customers and director disqualification.
Shop fined for underage vape sale
Posted: 22 May 2023
UPDATES: A retailer has been fined after selling a vape to an underage test purchaser, reinforcing the importance of age verification and ongoing enforcement against youth vaping.
Shopkeeper fined for underage sales
Posted: 16 May 2023
UPDATES: A shopkeeper has been prosecuted for repeated underage sales, underlining Trading Standards' continued use of test purchasing to protect young consumers.
