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NE Lincs achieves POCA ruling
Posted: 12 March 2024
UPDATES: North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a Proceeds of Crime ruling following trademark offences involving counterfeit goods, ensuring offenders face financial consequences beyond their criminal convictions.
Birmingham TS finds illicit goods
Posted: 07 March 2024
UPDATES: Joint operations between Birmingham Trading Standards and police uncovered illicit goods at business premises in Alum Rock, continuing efforts to disrupt the supply of illegal products across the city.
£300,000 of illegal products seized
Posted: 07 March 2024
UPDATES: Hampshire Trading Standards has seized around £300,000 worth of illegal products as part of an intensified crackdown on rogue traders supplying unsafe and age-restricted goods.
Counterfeit tobacco seller sentenced
Posted: 04 March 2024
UPDATES: A long-running Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation into counterfeit tobacco sales has resulted in a prison sentence, exposing the sophisticated methods used to conceal an illegal operation.
CTSI appoints new Head of Policy
Posted: 04 March 2024
UPDATES: CTSI has strengthened its policy team with the appointment of Jessica Merryfield, whose unusual combination of Trading Standards, environmental health and training experience will support manifesto delivery, partnerships and future policy development.
Shopkeeper guilty of underage vape sale
Posted: 04 March 2024
UPDATES: A Wakefield retailer and its director have been convicted after a 14-year-old volunteer was sold an oversized disposable vape without any age check, highlighting continuing enforcement against underage and illegal vape sales.
Caerphilly TS brings welfare case
Posted: 01 March 2024
UPDATES: A Caerphilly man has been fined and banned from keeping animals after Trading Standards uncovered severely overcrowded and neglected dogs, prompting a major welfare intervention and veterinary treatment for several animals.
Test-purchasing in North Lincs
Posted: 28 February 2024
UPDATES: North Lincolnshire's latest underage test-purchasing operation found three retailers willing to sell illegal vapes to a 15-year-old, as Trading Standards continues a wider crackdown on illicit products entering local communities.
Hampshire roofing fraudster jailed
Posted: 28 February 2024
UPDATES: A Hampshire rogue roofer who defrauded 29 homeowners of more than £640,000 through false claims, phantom materials and empty refund promises has been jailed and banned from operating similar businesses for a decade.
Prison for prolific rogue trader
Posted: 27 February 2024
UPDATES: A prolific rogue trader who targeted elderly homeowners with unnecessary and unfinished repair work has been jailed after a Trading Standards investigation exposed a sustained pattern of deception worth more than £35,000.
Shopkeeper fined for illegal tobacco
Posted: 26 February 2024
UPDATES: Public complaints led Trading Standards to uncover thousands of counterfeit cigarettes, illicit tobacco products and illegal vapes at a Staffordshire shop, resulting in a community order, unpaid work and substantial costs.
Farmers broke bovine TB rules
Posted: 26 February 2024
UPDATES: Three Staffordshire farmers have received suspended prison sentences after admitting offences involving false bovine tuberculosis declarations and failures to record cattle movements, underlining the importance of livestock traceability.
Unit pricing on Tesco Clubcard deals
Posted: 21 February 2024
UPDATES: Tesco will introduce unit pricing alongside Clubcard offers after criticism that shoppers could not easily compare value, following pressure from Which? and concerns over compliance with consumer protection law.
Contractor fined for keeping deposit
Posted: 19 February 2024
UPDATES: A fencing contractor who kept a customer's deposit without carrying out the agreed work has been fined after Trading Standards prosecuted the case, with the consumer receiving a full refund before sentencing.
Trading Standards on the home front
Posted: 19 February 2024
ANALYSIS: As soaring rents and shrinking supply place unprecedented pressure on tenants, this feature examines the consumer protection challenges emerging across the private rented sector and the increasingly important role of Trading Standards in tackling poor practice.
Scams after-care: a problem shared
Posted: 19 February 2024
ANALYSIS: Fraud does not end when the money is lost. Examining the lasting impact on victims - particularly older people - this feature explores why effective after-care, partnership working and long-term support are essential to tackling scams.
Degrees of compliance
Posted: 19 February 2024
ANALYSIS: From accommodation and contracts to misleading marketing and hidden costs, students face a range of consumer risks. This feature considers how compliance, education and enforcement can better protect those entering higher education.
Sheffield TS finds 30,000 illegal vapes
Posted: 15 February 2024
UPDATES: Sheffield Trading Standards has seized around 30,000 illegal vapes worth an estimated £400,000 after officers uncovered oversized devices that may contain prohibited and potentially hazardous substances.
Builder fined for poor quality work
Posted: 15 February 2024
UPDATES: A Wrexham builder has been fined more than £12,000 after Trading Standards proved he left a homeowner with substandard, unfinished work and unusable bathroom facilities.
Car trader jailed for unsafe vehicle
Posted: 12 February 2024
UPDATES: A used car dealer has been jailed after selling a dangerously defective vehicle, following a Trading Standards investigation that exposed serious safety faults and secured compensation for the purchaser.
