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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.

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'Manipulative' solar fraudster jailed

Posted: 28 February 2025

UPDATES: A fraudulent solar panel installer has been jailed after deceiving customers out of thousands of pounds, with Trading Standards urging consumers to remain alert to similar home improvement scams.
 

Kent TS: nicotine pouch warning

Posted: 24 February 2025

UPDATES: Kent Trading Standards has warned of the risks posed by largely unregulated nicotine pouches after seizing tens of thousands of non-compliant products destined for UK consumers.
 

New rules for online knife retailers

Posted: 19 February 2025

UPDATES: New government proposals would tighten the rules on online knife sales, increase penalties for illegal supply to under-18s and place greater responsibility on retailers and platforms.
 

Use of celebs in scam ads on the rise

Posted: 17 February 2025

UPDATES: The ASA has revealed a rise in scam adverts using celebrities, public figures and AI-generated deepfakes, with cryptocurrency, investment, slimming, travel and fake retail offers among the main threats.
 

CTSI: 'Swipe left on romance scams'

Posted: 13 February 2025

UPDATES: CTSI is warning consumers to be alert to romance scams this Valentine’s Day, as AI, deepfakes and long-term grooming tactics make online deception more convincing and damaging.
 

Letting agent hit with £10,000 penalty

Posted: 12 February 2025

UPDATES: A Somerset letting agent has been fined £10,000 after failing to protect client money, underlining the legal safeguards designed to protect landlords and tenants in the private rented sector.
 

A diamond day for Trading Standards

Posted: 11 February 2025

UPDATES: A specialist training day at the Birmingham Assay Office highlighted the growing importance of diamond description, verification and hallmarking knowledge for Trading Standards Officers tackling consumer fraud.
 

Takeaway fined for mis-sold meal

Posted: 10 February 2025

UPDATES: North Yorkshire Trading Standards has secured fines against a takeaway business after test purchasing showed a curry advertised as ostrich was in fact made with mutton.
 

Builder sentenced for unfinished work

Posted: 10 February 2025

UPDATES: A Gloucester builder has received a suspended prison sentence and been ordered to repay victims after leaving poor-quality work unfinished and demanding further payments.
 

CTSI celebrates apprenticeships

Posted: 10 February 2025

UPDATES: CTSI has marked National Apprenticeship Week by promoting Trading Standards as an open and rewarding career path, with apprenticeships helping services build skills and attract new talent.
 

10,000 illicit tobacco products seized

Posted: 06 February 2025

UPDATES: Oxfordshire Trading Standards Officers removed almost 10,000 counterfeit and illicit cigarettes and tobacco products from shops across the county in a series of raids at the end of.
 

Which? reveals TS ‘postcode lottery’

Posted: 05 February 2025

UPDATES: Consumer group Which? has published a new report on the capacity and performance of Local Authority Trading Standards services which it says exposes ‘shocking differences in staffing levels.
 

Retailers slammed for tobacco ads

Posted: 03 February 2025

UPDATES: Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have come to the attention of Trading Standards for potential breaches of the law after it emerged that tobacco-heating devices are being advertised.
 

Shutters come down on Wiltshire shop

Posted: 03 February 2025

UPDATES: A shop in the Wiltshire town of Calne has been forced to close for three months after it was found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes by.
 

Trade body joins fight against fraud

Posted: 30 January 2025

UPDATES: Telecoms industry trade association Comms Council UK (CCUK) has announced a collaboration with National Trading Standards (NTS) to bolster fraud detection and prevention. The move comes amid a.
 

Car clocking gang sentenced

Posted: 28 January 2025

UPDATES: Kent County Council Trading Standards has successfully prosecuted three fraudsters who ripped off motorists with a car-clocking scam. A complex and extensive investigation by the Kent Trading Standards.
 

Illegal e-bike importer guilty

Posted: 24 January 2025

UPDATES: A trader who imported almost 1,000 non-compliant and unsafe e-scooters and e-bikes has been successfully prosecuted by Islington Council following a Trading Standards investigation. Sardar Rassa, who traded.
 

Free DMCC Act training launched

Posted: 23 January 2025

UPDATES: CTSI is offering free training for members on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, covering new online consumer protections, enforcement powers and rules affecting tech firms, marketplaces and sellers.
 

Shepherd sentenced for welfare offences

Posted: 23 January 2025

UPDATES: Enforcement work by Oxfordshire County Council Trading Standards has resulted in a suspended sentence for a shepherd who committed animal welfare and farming standards offences, leaving the decaying.
 

Consumers urged to avoid diet scams

Posted: 22 January 2025

UPDATES: Consumers are being warned to steer clear of quick-fix weight-loss products and fake online pharmacies as Trading Standards highlights the risks posed by unproven diet scams and misleading health claims.