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Posted: 25 February 2022
UPDATES: CTSI is urging caution over any return to imperial markings, warning that changes to weights and measures could add business costs, confuse consumers and place further enforcement demands on trading standards services already weakened by long-term budget cuts.
Posted: 14 February 2022
UPDATES: CTSI is pressing for consumer protection to be central to the UK Government’s post-Brexit regulatory agenda, warning that legislative freedoms must not erode standards or create fresh risks for consumers and businesses.
Posted: 13 January 2022
OPINION: Green claims are becoming more influential, more complex and more open to abuse, from vague sustainability language to outright scams. Trading standards can help businesses comply and consumers choose with confidence, but the Net Zero agenda will require far greater capacity if greenwashing is to be tackled effectively.
Posted: 06 January 2022
ANALYSIS: In July 2017, James Slater was trading as Response Roofing. He had a rather long history of fraud offences and was well known to trading standards across the South East of England, with 97...
Posted: 06 January 2022
OPINION: A response to criticism of the Enterprise Act argues that consumer protection still depends on making civil enforcement work, rebuilding consumer education and recognising the wider damage caused by weakened market intelligence.
Posted: 18 November 2021
ANALYSIS: CTSI welcomes the new Trade and Agriculture Commission but argues it lacks sufficient consumer protection expertise. The Institute sets out why stronger regulatory representation is needed to ensure future trade agreements maintain high standards for consumers and businesses.
Posted: 04 November 2021
UPDATES: Wales has launched a five-year animal welfare plan setting out priorities to improve standards across companion animals, livestock and wildlife, with education, enforcement and partnership working central to its delivery.
Posted: 02 September 2021
UPDATES: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sent an open letter to businesses providing PCR tests to remind them of their responsibilities under consumer law. The letter comes in the...
Posted: 26 August 2021
OPINION: The Policy Team has been recently taking a close look at the Lead Officer Framework and thinking of ways to improve it, in terms of CTSI support and engagement with...
Posted: 05 July 2021
OPINION: As the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Mar...
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