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Bookings are now being taken for the National Biennial Conference of the Trading Standards Service in Wales. The conference is taking place on the 12th...
17 Nov 2011
The Government's Department of Business Innovation and Skills has recently consulted on proposed wholesale change to the consumer protection framework within the UK. The Consumer...
7 Oct 2011
The Wales Heads of Trading Standards have produced the fourth edition of their Newsletter. Newsletters contain the latest news on what is current in Welsh...
13 Sep 2011
Figures released today by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) show that home improvements continue to top the list of complaints about doorstep rogue traders....
1 Jul 2011
Welsh Assembly Government News Release Thursday, 31 March, 2011 NEXT STEPS ON TOBACCO CONTROL REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED Health Minister, Edwina Hart has announced the next steps...
31 Mar 2011
The 22 Welsh Trading Standards services have issued a Position Statement as a direct result of the Government’s Comprehensive spending review announced in Autumn 2010....
1 Mar 2011
Following last year’s announcement that the responsibility for the functions of Consumer Direct would transfer to Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland, Citizens Advice are...
9 Feb 2011
PEOPLE POWER WILL HELP ‘SCAMS’ CRACKDOWNTrading Standards officers across Wales are hoping that “people power” will help them crackdown on illegal scams by supporting the...
1 Feb 2011
Trading Standards Services in Wales have launched a campaign to combat counterfeiting in the workplace. The campaign which is supported by the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, a...
3 Jan 2011
The Government has today (29/12/2010) announced new funding to continue the fight against loan sharks and scams.Specialist regional Illegal Money Lending (IML) and Scambuster teams run...
29 Dec 2010