Consumer goods & services
Staffs TS issues fireworks advice
Staffordshire TS is working with businesses to ensure fireworks are being sold and stored safely
Single-use plastic banned in England
Nottinghamshire TS is advising local businesses how to work with the new legislation
TSS launches home energy campaign
Trading Standards Scotland is helping consumers avoid energy-efficiency scams
CMA launches will-writing probe
The regulator is seeking information about issues in the legal services sector
Consumer Duty comes into force
The FCA's new rules for the financial sector are designed to better protect consumers
OfS calls for more student safeguards
The Office for Students has referred cases of potential malpractice to NTS
Calls for change to holiday rules
Legislation to protect holidaymakers is not fit for purpose, says CTSI
SEIC calls for more energy support
Scottish consumer groups have called for more support on rising energy prices
Pricing failures hit Scottish consumers
Shoppers in Scotland are losing out because of wrongly priced goods, an investigation shows
KCC fights back against rogues
Kent County Council is urging residents to be on the lookout for doorstep criminals
NI TSS reveals coal short measures
The NI Trading Standards service has found bags of coal containing less than described
KCC TS launches cost-of-living videos
Kent County Council has released a series offering advice on cost-of-living issues
CitA launches online safety tips
Citizens Advice has released tips for online bargain hunters in the run-up to Christmas
When is a consumer not a consumer?
In troubled times, the CCAS exists to put the interests of consumers front-and-centre
Short-weights hit consumers’ pockets
SCOTSS has found short-weight products contributing to the cost-of-living crisis
Surge in online travel complaints
Customer complaints to UKICC highlight 'huge contractual mess' in travel industry