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Obituary: Frank Netherwood

Posted: 26 November 2020

UPDATES: Frank Netherwood sadly passed away on November 16, 2020, in a care home at Warrington

Delivering ‘gold standard’ service

Posted: 15 November 2020

OPINION: A personal reflection on professional standards, public service and leadership argues that delivering a consistently high-quality Trading Standards service depends on commitment, integrity and continual improvement.

Obituary: Lionel Black

Posted: 15 November 2020

UPDATES: A tribute celebrates the life and career of Lionel Black, recognising his family, public service and lasting contribution to the Trading Standards profession.

Obituary: John Rees Albert Knight

Posted: 08 November 2020

UPDATES: A tribute to John Rees Albert Knight, whose long career across South Wales trading standards combined professional integrity with kindness, mentorship and public service, leaving a lasting legacy among colleagues who knew and worked alongside him.

CTSI sets up equality initiative

Posted: 04 November 2020

ANALYSIS: Prompted by renewed focus on racial equality following the death of George Floyd, CTSI explains why it has created its Race and Equalities Working Group, its objectives, and how it aims to drive lasting change across the Institute and profession.

Obituary: Peter Fallon

Posted: 02 November 2020

UPDATES: Colleagues remember Peter Fallon's distinguished trading standards career, his commitment to professional standards, love of cricket and enduring contribution to the profession following his death in October 2020.

Obituary: James Morris Watkins

Posted: 19 October 2020

UPDATES: An affectionate tribute celebrates the life of James 'Jim' Watkins, tracing his wartime RAF service, distinguished weights and measures career, love of music and the lasting impact he made on colleagues and friends.

CTSI Chief Executive steps down

Posted: 15 October 2020

UPDATES: Leon Livermore steps down as CTSI Chief Executive, bringing to a close a period that saw the Institute achieve Chartered status and significant organisational development before he moves on to new challenges.

Obituary: John P Boundy

Posted: 14 October 2020

UPDATES: A tribute to John P Boundy, whose 64-year commitment to trading standards and lifelong service to weights and measures left a lasting mark on the profession and all who worked alongside him.

CCAS ADR membership climbs

Posted: 05 October 2020

UPDATES: Consumer Codes Approval Scheme figures reveal strong growth in ADR participation, business membership and protected consumer spending, underlining increasing confidence in alternative dispute resolution.

CCAS marks five years of ADR

Posted: 09 July 2020

UPDATES: The Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS) is celebrating five years of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) consumer regulations. The ADR regulations were launched in 2015 to improve relationships between...

CTSI seeks Council nominations

Posted: 08 July 2020

UPDATES: The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is seeking nominations for Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair of the Council of the Institute for 2021. Nominations for these...

Doing without... enforcers

Posted: 02 July 2020

OPINION: Locked up in my bedroom, away from the noises of the Fortnite Victory Royale taking place in my son’s room, I am zoning into my work. I am...

Sometimes invisible, always inspirational

Posted: 02 July 2020

OPINION: Having been away from the profession for over three years working in energy regulation, it is an inspiring time to be back to see the important and diverse...

Home truths about public protection

Posted: 02 July 2020

OPINION: It’s late March. I’ve just had a food order delivered. It’s a fortnight after we booked one of the few remaining slots knowing that there was a good...

CTSI calls for council rescue plan

Posted: 30 June 2020

UPDATES: CTSI urges Government action to prevent financially stretched councils from issuing emergency spending controls, warning that reduced local authority capacity could seriously affect essential trading standards services.

Away from Westminster

Posted: 30 June 2020

ANALYSIS: A discussion of austerity, COVID-19 and the future of local government funding, considering what the pandemic could mean for already stretched trading standards services.

Obituary: Jim Short

Posted: 09 June 2020

UPDATES: A tribute to Jim Short remembers a respected Scottish Trading Standards figure whose Institute service, committee work and professional influence spanned decades and left a lasting mark on colleagues.

Obituary: Roy Stenning

Posted: 08 June 2020

UPDATES: A tribute to Roy Stenning traces his life from wartime engineering to a long Trading Standards career in Greenwich, reflecting on his public service, family life and enduring friendships.

Obituary: Reginald John Smith FCTSI

Posted: 27 April 2020

UPDATES: Colleagues remember Reginald John Smith FCTSI as a generous and influential figure in trading standards, renowned for his metrology expertise, Institute service, training commitment and warmth towards younger members of the profession.

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