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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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Farmer jailed for welfare offences

Posted: 17 February 2021

UPDATES: A Herefordshire farmer has been jailed and banned from keeping livestock after breaching an existing disqualification order and committing multiple animal welfare offences, following a prosecution by the council's Trading Standards Animal Health team.
 

Rogue car park painters warning

Posted: 10 December 2020

UPDATES: Fraudsters posing as Highways Department workmen are targeting private car parks, Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards Service has
 

Christmas puppy scams warning

Posted: 26 November 2020

UPDATES: Soaring demand for puppies during lockdown has fuelled scams and irresponsible breeding. Find out the warning signs and the checks buyers should make before handing over money.
 

Staffs TS issues rogue trader alert

Posted: 29 September 2020

UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards is urging residents to remain vigilant after rogue traders targeted elderly householders with unnecessary home repair work and inflated charges.
 

Home energy fraudsters jailed

Posted: 31 August 2020

UPDATES: Three fraudsters behind a widespread home energy scam received lengthy prison sentences after convictions for dozens of offences, bringing a major prosecution against traders who deceived householders through misleading sales practices.
 

Pair convicted of cancer scam

Posted: 04 March 2020

UPDATES: A pair of fraudsters who falsely claimed a thermal imaging device designed for use on horses could detect breast cancer in humans have been.
 

Dudley scams unit saves £4.5m

Posted: 02 March 2020

UPDATES: Dudley Council’s scams unit has prevented an estimated £4.5m from being lost to fraud, using specialist prevention work to protect vulnerable residents and disrupt criminal approaches.
 

Illegal cigarette seller jailed

Posted: 06 February 2020

UPDATES: A shop owner has been jailed for selling an estimated £200,000 worth of illegal and counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco at a convenience store in Wolverhampton. Zemnako Azad Salih, former director of Sam Euro Style Ltd,...
 

Prison sentence for window fraudster

Posted: 03 February 2020

UPDATES: A window fitter who carried out a ‘cynical’ series of offences has been jailed for two years and four months following an investigation and prosecution brought by
 

Car dealer sold officer faulty vehicle

Posted: 21 January 2020

UPDATES: Warwickshire Trading Standards has prosecuted Atherstone car dealer Graham Ray Inston after an undercover officer was sold an unroadworthy Peugeot that had been advertised as in good condition.

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