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.

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The CoF's supporting role

Posted: 06 July 2022

ANALYSIS: The CTSI College of Fellows provides emergency welfare support, education grants, research funding and professional expertise to members and their families. This feature explores how the charity is helping the profession through financial assistance, career development and a growing network of support.

Look for the ‘ubuntu’ in you

Posted: 27 June 2022

OPINION: Drawing on the African concept of ubuntu, this reflective piece considers compassion, shared responsibility and leadership, encouraging Trading Standards professionals to recognise how individual actions shape colleagues, communities and the wider profession.

CTSI Conference 2022 preview

Posted: 08 June 2022

UPDATES: From keynote sessions and masterclasses to networking, exhibitions and specialist workshops, this preview outlines what delegates can expect from the 2022 CTSI Conference in Bristol and why this year's programme promises broad professional value.

Obituary: Dawn Dowling

Posted: 25 May 2022

UPDATES: Colleagues pay tribute to Dawn Dowling, remembering her dedication, warmth and lasting contribution to Trading Standards as friends and family gather to celebrate a life that touched so many across the profession.

CTSI makes senior appointments

Posted: 01 April 2022

UPDATES: CTSI has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointments of Riyad Islam as Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Duncan Stephenson as Director of Policy and Public Affairs, outlining the experience and priorities both bring to their new roles.

Fighting the good fight

Posted: 23 March 2022

ANALYSIS: As trading standards faces shrinking resources and expanding responsibilities, leading voices from across the profession examine how its adaptability can remain a strength without diluting professional identity, exploring leadership, resilience, partnership working and the future direction of the service.

Obituary: Graham John Morgan

Posted: 14 March 2022

UPDATES: Colleagues remember Graham John Morgan as a thoughtful public servant, respected Derbyshire trading standards leader and devoted family man whose career spanned Gloucestershire, Newcastle, Manchester and Derbyshire, and whose legacy includes the county’s Trusted Trader scheme.

International Women’s Day

Posted: 08 March 2022

UPDATES: International Women’s Day gives CTSI an opportunity to reflect on women’s representation in trading standards, from diversity survey findings and continued sex discrimination concerns to personal perspectives on bias, leadership and progress within the profession.

Obituary: Archie Mitchell

Posted: 22 February 2022

UPDATES: Colleagues remember Archibald Mackenzie Mitchell as a respected Scottish trading standards leader, metrologist and mentor whose five-decade career spanned local government, professional service and lasting friendships across the Institute.

MSP warns on future of trading standards

Posted: 17 February 2022

UPDATES: CTSI’s Scottish Branch has backed calls for renewed investment in trading standards as staffing levels fall, retirements loom and post-Brexit product safety, pandemic support and market surveillance demands intensify across Scotland.

CTSI sings praises of apprenticeships

Posted: 07 February 2022

UPDATES: National Apprenticeship Week gives CTSI a platform to promote Regulatory Compliance Officer apprenticeships as a practical route into trading standards, broadening recruitment, supporting local authorities and aligning early training with professional competency standards.

Consumer heroes named in Honours

Posted: 23 January 2022

UPDATES: Consumer protection figures feature in the 2022 New Year Honours, with recognition for a trading standards officer and RNLI volunteer, an accessibility standards champion, Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis, and senior Local Government Association leaders.

We must make the case for TS

Posted: 20 January 2022

OPINION: Trading standards remains in demand during crises, yet declining local capacity and rising consumer detriment have weakened the profession’s ability to prove its wider value. The case for investment must link consumer protection to confident markets, SME growth, levelling up and the wider regulatory ecosystem.

Obituary: Steve Lynch

Posted: 11 January 2022

UPDATES: Essex trading standards colleagues remember Steve Lynch, whose 42-year career spanned weights and measures, operational leadership, international regulatory work and major enforcement roles at the Olympics and Tour de France, alongside a warmth and humour that left a lasting mark on those who worked with him.

Touchstone Award success stories

Posted: 06 January 2022

ANALYSIS: The 2021 Touchstone Award highlighted two strong examples of hallmarking enforcement: a Scotland-wide premises and online jewellery project coordinated by SCOTSS, and Hertfordshire’s work with Amazon to improve seller guidance and remove millions of inaccurate gold listings.