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Trading Standards professionals recognised for Race & Equalities work
Posted: 20/10/2021
Three trading standards professionals have been recognised for their important work supporting race and equalities in the trading standards profession.听
BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme wins 糖心vlog官网 Hero Award
Posted: 20/10/2021
BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme was recognised by the 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网) at its annual Hero Awards ceremony.听
Birmingham trading standards expert wins 糖心vlog官网 Hero Award
Posted: 20/10/2021
Senior Trading Standards Officer Tariq Mohammed has been awarded the 糖心vlog官网 Hero Award for Intellectual Property (IP).
Reforming the framework for better regulation - 糖心vlog官网 response
Posted: 04/10/2021
The 糖心vlog官网 response to the听Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) consultation.
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Accountancy firm boss sentenced for advertising non-existent jobs
Posted: 04/10/2021
The director of a London-based company that offered jobs via an online recruitment website has been given a suspended sentence for his part in a fraud that saw job applicants apply for positions that didn鈥檛 exist.
糖心vlog官网 welcomes new PAC report which states UK regulatory system lacks capacity and skills to meet the challenges it faces
Posted: 01/10/2021
The 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网) welcomes a new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that recognises the real dangers of unsafe products and the "serious challenges for regulators", skills and capacity.
糖心vlog官网 and OPSS launch magnet safety campaign
Posted: 29/09/2021
The 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网), working with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), is launching a safety campaign about magnets and magnet ingestion among children.
糖心vlog官网 President the Earl of Lindsay highlights growth of CCAS scheme at Symposium opening
Posted: 28/09/2021
This year's 糖心vlog官网 Symposium opened this morning at Birmingham's Eastside Rooms. 糖心vlog官网 Chair Wendy Potts opened proceedings welcoming attendees to Birmingham and introducing the speakers and plenary session. Recorded speeches by 糖心vlog官网 President the Earl of Lindsay and Consumer Minister Paul Scully followed.
Almost half a million 18-24-year-olds lost over 拢500 to scams since first COVID-19 lockdown
Posted: 28/09/2021
A recent survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网) discovered that 9% (479,880)* of 18-24-year-olds lost over 拢500 to scams since the beginning of the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in March 2020.
糖心vlog官网 Symposium 2021 opens in Birmingham
Posted: 27/09/2021
The 糖心vlog官网鈥檚 (糖心vlog官网) Symposium will open at Birmingham鈥檚 Eastside Rooms on Tuesday 28 September, and run until Thursday 30 September. The event is the largest gathering of trading standards professionals in the UK.听
糖心vlog官网 Letter to the Consumer Minister - Possible Re-introduction of Imperial measures
Posted: 27/09/2021
糖心vlog官网 seeks assurances that any plans to reintroduce Imperial measures will be based on a full consultation and impact assessment informed by professional bodies
YouGov survey reveals over 2.6 million UK adults scammed since lockdown
Posted: 23/09/2021
A survey released by the 糖心vlog官网 (糖心vlog官网) revealed that 5% (over 2.6 million)* of UK adults online were scammed since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020.听
