skip to main content

Login IconLogin / Member Area / Consumer Helpline delivered by Citizens Advice 0808 223 1133

1 Sylvan Court Sylvan Way SS15 6TH Basildon, Essex, UK
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.

Although many JoTS Online articles are open access (public), others are exclusive to CTSI Members - in which case, you'll need to login to access them. If you aren't a member of CTSI yet, you can join us here. And, if you'd like to contribute articles or suggest topics for us to cover, please email our Editorial Team.

Latest JoTS Online Articles : 

News Category Tags: Crime, Product Safety, Health and Safety, Counterfeit Goods, Retail, Animal Health and Welfare, Legal and Policy, Enforcement Practice, Product Recalls, Property and Housing, Automotive, Vapes, Business, CTSI Conference, CTSI Hero Awards.

Filtered by tag|Inside Trading Standards|Clear Filter

 

CTSI Scotland hosts best practice event

Posted: 01 December 2018

UPDATES: CTSI Scotland’s Best Practice in Trading Standards event brought consumer protection experts together to share professional learning, practical approaches and examples of effective local enforcement.
 

Obituary: Peter James Cave

Posted: 30 November 2018

UPDATES: Peter James Cave’s obituary marks the passing of a pioneering and good-humoured trading standards professional whose career and character left a strong impression on colleagues.
 

New safety training courses now on

Posted: 21 November 2018

UPDATES: CTSI and Safety & Standards have launched product safety training courses designed to help professionals understand their responsibilities and respond more effectively to safety risks.
 

Weighty decision: Kilo to be redefined

Posted: 17 November 2018

UPDATES: The kilogram is being redefined in terms of scientific constants, a change that secures the future of measurement while preserving the practical consistency relied on by trade and enforcement.
 

Looking back at LTS Week 2018

Posted: 01 October 2018

ANALYSIS: London Trading Standards Week 2018 tackled major consumer issues through themed campaigns, using real enforcement work on used cars, lettings and other priorities to raise awareness and encourage informed purchasing decisions.
 

CTSI supports LTS awareness campaign

Posted: 17 August 2018

UPDATES: CTSI is backing London Trading Standards Week as the capital's 33 services highlight product safety, scams, used cars, housing and underage sales through coordinated consumer and business awareness activity.
 

Bucks and Surrey TS wins award

Posted: 22 July 2018

UPDATES: Buckinghamshire and Surrey Trading Standards has been recognised by OPSS for outstanding leadership of the Primary Authority scheme, reflecting successful partnerships that help major businesses comply with regulations nationwide.
 

CTSI Hero Award winners 2018

Posted: 24 June 2018

UPDATES: CTSI’s 2018 Hero Awards honoured consumer champions, enforcement partners, scam victims and frontline professionals whose work had protected communities from fraud, nuisance calls, unsafe goods and wider detriment. From Martin Lewis and trueCall to Maev Dunmore, Sigrid Hambly and National Trading Standards, the ceremony showed the breadth of courage behind modern consumer protection.
 

Celebrating consumer heroes

Posted: 05 June 2018

UPDATES: The CTSI Hero Award 2018 set out to recognise people and groups whose actions had protected consumers, exposed rogue traders or raised awareness of trading standards issues. With MPs joining the ceremony at One Great George Street, the event promised to put bravery, public service and practical consumer protection in the spotlight.
 

Obituary: Harold Hunt

Posted: 31 May 2018

UPDATES: Harold Hunt’s obituary traces a career of quiet public service, from national service and Berkshire weights and measures to four decades with Oxfordshire Trading Standards. Remembered for his legal expertise, food law knowledge, mentoring, Institute commitment and lifelong love of cricket, he left a strong legacy across his profession and community.
 

Trading standards comes together

Posted: 23 May 2018

UPDATES: CTSI Symposium 2018 brought the profession to Nottingham with a new venue, a refined structure and a programme focused on influence, best practice and legal expertise. From Andrew Griffiths’ keynote on demonstrating local economic value to masterclasses on dishonesty and POCA, the event aimed to strengthen trading standards’ voice with decision-makers.
 

New Journal for CTSI members

Posted: 23 May 2018

UPDATES: CTSI launches the Journal of Trading Standards as its flagship publication, bringing together expert analysis, professional insight and informed debate to strengthen the profile of trading standards and consumer protection across the UK.
 

Focus on trading standards’ value

Posted: 16 May 2018

UPDATES: National evidence has highlighted the pressures facing trading standards, but demonstrating local economic value, consumer protection outcomes and community impact is becoming equally important in securing future investment.
 

Interview: Jacqui Minor

Posted: 13 May 2018

OPINION: Former European Commission consumer policy leader Jacqueline Minor reflects on her career, Brexit, consumer rights and the challenges ahead, explaining why she continues to support trading standards after retirement.
 

Interview: Andrew Griffiths

Posted: 12 May 2018

OPINION: Andrew Griffiths discusses his early priorities as Small Business Minister, including product safety, consumer markets, regulatory reform and the role of Trading Standards in supporting fair competition and business confidence.
 

Obituary: Tony Williams

Posted: 04 May 2018

UPDATES: A tribute to Tony Williams remembers a highly respected food safety specialist whose expertise in fertilisers and feeding stuffs earned recognition across Europe and lasting admiration from colleagues.
 

Obituary: Sid Horsell

Posted: 04 May 2018

UPDATES: Remembering Sid Horsell, this tribute traces a life of public service, professional dedication and commitment to Trading Standards, from his early career and National Service to his lasting contribution to colleagues.
 

Obituary: Regina Kibel MBE VP

Posted: 28 February 2018

UPDATES: A tribute to Regina Kibel MBE VP, whose lifelong commitment to professional education helped generations of trading standards officers gain their qualifications and whose support for the Institute continued well into retirement, including its journey towards Chartered status.
 

Obituary: Brian Smith

Posted: 25 January 2018

UPDATES: Colleagues remember Brian Smith's outstanding contribution to consumer protection, from pioneering doorstep crime initiatives to championing work against nuisance calls, celebrating a career that left a lasting legacy across Scotland and the wider profession.