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Posted: 25 February 2022
UPDATES: Ealing Council Trading Standards secured a £15,232 penalty against a Southall company that sold counterfeit branded face masks and non-compliant hand sanitiser during the pandemic, exposing consumers to unsafe products marketed as protective essentials.
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: 03 December 2021
UPDATES: An investigation by Ealing Council Trading Standards resulted in a jeweller being prosecuted for hallmarking offences, underlining the importance of compliance and the protection that hallmarking provides for consumers.
Posted: 16 November 2021
UPDATES: A Westminster Trading Standards investigation, supported by FACT and the National Crime Agency, led to the conviction of an eBay seller who made more than £82,000 supplying illegal IPTV devices used to access subscription broadcasts and films.
Posted: 28 October 2021
UPDATES: Drawing on lessons from art, craftsmanship and professional practice, this reflective piece argues that trading standards expertise is built through curiosity, experience and continual learning rather than quick technical knowledge alone.
Posted: 16 October 2021
UPDATES: London Trading Standards Week showcases coordinated enforcement and business support through themed campaigns tackling rogue landlords, knife sales, doorstep crime, illegal tobacco, unsafe vehicles and other threats affecting the capital.
Posted: 23 September 2021
UPDATES: A four-year prison sentence concludes a lengthy investigation into a sophisticated counterfeit DVD operation that used multiple online accounts, false identities and money laundering to generate more than £500,000 in sales.
Posted: 30 June 2021
ANALYSIS: Innovative community engagement transformed the fight against illicit Hajj travel fraud and illegal tobacco in Tower Hamlets, showing how trusted local relationships can strengthen enforcement, support legitimate businesses and better protect consumers.
Posted: 30 June 2021
ANALYSIS: Taking charge of a busy trading standards service brings immediate operational pressures, but also opportunities to drive improvement. A new service leader reflects on priorities, leadership and building resilient teams for the future.
Posted: 26 February 2021
UPDATES: A London-wide enforcement campaign is targeting letting agents that fail to protect landlords' and tenants' money through approved client money protection schemes, with hundreds of suspected breaches identified and financial penalties of up to £30,000 available.
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