What is Trading Standards?
• Trading Standards is the name given to the enforcement in the UK of a wide range of consumer related legislation, covering areas such as product safety, fair trading, metrology, and environmental controls. The trading standards service is provided by over 200 local government authorities in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland (central government), and the Channel Islands, often as part of a larger department. It is concerned principally with ensuring honesty and fairness in business activity, but exists to help business as well as consumers, by giving advice on legislation and ensuring a level playing field for competition. • What do Trading Standards Officers do? • Trading Standards Officers enforce a wide range of consumer related legislation, for example the Weights and Measures Act 1985, the Consumer Protection Act 1987, the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 and the Consumer Credit Act 1974. The job involves visiting premises to ensure that legislation is complied with, giving a
Trading Standards is the name given to the enforcement in the UK of a wide range of consumer related legislation, covering areas such as product safety, fair trading, metrology, and environmental controls. The trading standards service is provided by over 200 local government authorities in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland (central government), and the Channel Islands, often as part of a larger department. It is concerned principally with ensuring honesty and fairness in business activity, but exists to help business as well as consumers, by giving advice on legislation and ensuring a level playing field for competition.
