Taking Trading Standards seriously

Four CTSI Lead Officers respond to a new report highlighting TS challenges

Voices of experience

To mark Black History Month, we spoke with three Trading Standards leaders about implementing positive change

The Windrush Generation Game

Examining the contribution of the African and Asian diaspora to Trading Standards

No safe haven for criminals

TS teams are encouraged to spread the word about the Tick Box self storage scheme

Electric vehicles: Current affairs

Examining opportunities for consumer detriment around electric vehicles

AI and the rise of synthetic scams

The speed of innovation in artificial intelligence has played into the hands of fraudsters

Border control: Point of impact

What is being done to support those fighting to stem the tide of illegal imports?

In conversation: Yvonne Fovargue

The APPG on Consumer Protection Chair discusses why Trading Standards matters

Prosecutions and pitfalls

Useful advice on how to prevent a case collapsing due to a technicality

The problem with skin lightening

As well as being dangerous, skin lightening cosmetics raise questions about society

Taking a stand against counterfeits

Behind the scenes of a multi-agency operation in the UK’s ‘counterfeit capital’

Allergens: a matter of life and death

In the wake of several tragic deaths, have food businesses got the message on allergens?

Making regulation work better

The underpinnings of our regulation are due for a rethink, believes Professor Chris Hodges

Touchstone winners make their mark

The Touchstone Awards continue to celebrate the importance of hallmarking

Apprenticeships: a class act

How spreading the word about apprenticeships can help attract new recruits

The work of a lifetime

Robert Grice's book on hallmarking examines a subject that still resonates today