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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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Shop fined for illegal knife sale

Posted: 11 August 2023

UPDATES: An intelligence-led operation by Islington Trading Standards resulted in fines after a shop sold a knife to a 14-year-old and was found stocking hundreds of illegal tobacco products during follow-up inspections.
 

Rogue builders jailed for fraud

Posted: 11 August 2023

UPDATES: Two rogue builders have been jailed after defrauding a vulnerable homeowner of more than £128,000 through intimidation, unnecessary work and coercion in a case uncovered by Islington Trading Standards.
 

Butcher fined for illegal tobacco

Posted: 04 August 2023

UPDATES: A butcher has been prosecuted after Trading Standards officers uncovered thousands of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products during an intelligence-led inspection, highlighting the continued crackdown on illegal tobacco sales.
 

Online counterfeit sellers sentenced

Posted: 02 August 2023

UPDATES: Sellers of counterfeit goods have been sentenced following an investigation into large-scale online trademark offences, underlining the growing focus on disrupting criminal networks operating through internet marketplaces.
 

Tower Hamlets shops fined

Posted: 03 July 2023

UPDATES: Tower Hamlets Trading Standards has been clamping down on law-breaking businesses in the London borough, with recent successful prosecutions of a shop which sold alcohol to a minor and another business which sold dangerous cosmetics....
 

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.
 

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.
 

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.
 

£40,000 of illicit vapes to be destroyed

Posted: 03 March 2023

UPDATES: Around £40,000 worth of non-compliant disposable vapes seized from a City retailer will be destroyed after officers found products that breached UK legal limits on nicotine-containing devices.
 

Suspended sentence for COVID fraudster

Posted: 17 February 2023

UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ prosecution of Bishop Climate Wiseman exposed the sale of £91 bottles of ‘Plague Protection Oil’ falsely promoted as a COVID-19 cure. The case shows how officers balanced community sensitivity, expert evidence and legal preparation to tackle dangerous health claims during the pandemic.
 

Rogue builder jailed for fraud offences

Posted: 15 February 2023

UPDATES: Southwark Trading Standards’ investigation into rogue builder Richard Nicholls revealed more than £1.1m in losses, unfinished and dangerous work, and victims left financially and emotionally devastated. His three-year prison sentence followed support from the National Trading Standards Tri Regional Investigation Team and detailed financial evidence.
 

LBBD takes on underage sales

Posted: 16 January 2023

ANALYSIS: Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards explains its work tackling underage sales, using test purchasing and enforcement to reduce young people's access to knives, tobacco, alcohol and vapes.
 

Sutton TS seizes £53k of counterfeits

Posted: 05 January 2023

UPDATES: Trading Standards officers have seized counterfeit goods and thousands of illegal vapes in pre-Christmas raids, disrupting the supply of illicit products across the borough.
 

Chimney sweep conmen guilty

Posted: 03 October 2022

UPDATES: A father and son who conned elderly householders into paying for unnecessary chimney work have received suspended prison sentences following a lengthy Trading Standards investigation.
 

LTS Week starts with focus on vapes

Posted: 26 September 2022

UPDATES: London Trading Standards Week opened with a focus on illegal vaping products, after authorities across the capital seized almost £10m worth of non-compliant devices and stepped up action on underage sales.
 

Test purchases at London businesses

Posted: 13 September 2022

UPDATES: Newham Trading Standards test purchases found five businesses selling alcohol or vaping products to underage volunteers, prompting investigations and reinforcing the need for retailers to uphold age-restriction rules.
 

London bar broke lockdown rules

Posted: 09 August 2022

UPDATES: A London bar has faced enforcement action after breaching coronavirus restrictions. The report explains the investigation, the offences involved and the wider message for licensed premises.
 

Business fined for unlicensed drugs

Posted: 13 July 2022

UPDATES: A joint investigation uncovered thousands of unlicensed erectile tablets and counterfeit goods at a West London business, leading to substantial fines for the company and its director. The case highlights the risks posed by illicit medicines and the value of multi-agency enforcement.
 

Sniffer dog uncovers illegal cigarettes

Posted: 05 July 2022

UPDATES: A routine inspection in Brent led to the discovery of illegal cigarettes hidden on retail premises after a trained sniffer dog was deployed, resulting in prosecution, substantial fines and a reminder of the continuing fight against illicit tobacco.