News Room
Welcome to ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ's News Room. Browse through our latest Consumer Protection and Trading Standards news reports (below), or take a look through our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Increased protections for consumers welcomed but risks are still increasing
Posted: 20/04/2022
Crucial reforms to consumer protection announced by the UK Government have been welcomed by the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ), but it also warns that consumers are facing increasing levels of risk.
UK Government keeps critical service in place for consumers making purchases from abroad
Posted: 20/04/2022
UK consumers will continue to have access to a critical service that provides them redress in the event of a purchase being made abroad going wrong after an announcement that UK Government funding would continue for at least another year.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ highlights choking risks to young children
Posted: 14/04/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) is raising awareness of choking risks from small objects in very young children and babies. They are Ìýworking with other partners which include the British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA), the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), and theÌýOffice for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), among others, to help prevent unnecessary injury and even death as part a UK Government-sponsored #nilbymouth campaign.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ makes senior appointments to drive modernisation and enhance support for the Trading Standards profession
Posted: 01/04/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) has appointed Riyad Islam and Duncan Stephenson as Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Director of Policy and Public Affairs, respectively.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ urges consumers to watch out for online scams on World Consumer Rights Day
Posted: 15/03/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) urges UK consumers to be on the lookout for scams as it supports World Consumer Rights day, which this year focuses on Building Fair Digital Finance. Consumers InternationalÌýÌýthat the UK has been branded ‘bank scam capital of the world’.Ìý
New guide launched for green energy installation businesses
Posted: 08/03/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) is launching a new, free expert guide for green energy installation businesses through its Business Companion platform.
Newly approved help for tenants in dispute with landlords over tenancy deposits
Posted: 03/03/2022
Feeling hard-done-by? Haven’t been able to get your tenancy deposit back after the end of your rental? Don’t know where to turn for help? If the answer to these questions is yes, then help is at hand.
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ provides oral evidence to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Posted: 01/03/2022
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) Chair of the Board, Steve Ruddy, provided oral evidence to a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee meeting, which discussed post-pandemic economic growth covering state aid and post-Brexit competition policy.
Trading standards body urges caution on reintroduction of imperial markings
Posted: 24/02/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) has urged caution and no rushed decisions concerning the UK Government's announcement that it intends to study the economic impacts of reintroducing imperial markings.
Trading Standards: Cost of living crisis will greatly expand consumer vulnerability
Posted: 22/02/2022
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) warns that the cost of living crisis will greatly expand consumer vulnerability and that the UK urgently needs a more effective strategy to protect consumers.
Trading Standards highlight risks from disposable vaping products in Scotland
Posted: 22/02/2022
A comprehensive examination of the market in Scotland for single use, or disposable, vaping products was carried out during October to December 2021, and found a wide range of non-compliant devices, with both safety and health risks. The project involved most of Scotland’s local authority trading standards services and was coordinated by The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS).
³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Scottish Branch welcomes MSP's warning about unsustainability of trading standards profession
Posted: 17/02/2022
The Scottish Branch of the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ (³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ) welcomes Scottish Parliament Member Fiona Hyslop's calls for more funding for Trading Standards.
