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FEATURE: Voices of Experience
Posted: 23/09/2025
To mark Black History Month, Richard Young from the Journal of Trading Standards spoke with three Trading Standards leaders - Tendy Lindsay, Valerie Simpson and Samuel Abdullahi - about discrimination, the challenges of implementing positive change, and why it is important to keep pushing for a fairer society beyond the Trading Standards profession.
CTSI Supports: International Day of Sign Language
Posted: 19/09/2025
23 September 2025 : International Day of Sign Language - celebrated alongside International Week of the Deaf - stands as a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity of all Deaf people and other sign language users. It exists as a testament to the power of sign language in breaking down communication barriers and fostering inclusivity for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.
CTSI Celebrates: Navratri
Posted: 19/09/2025
22 September - 2 October 2025 : Navratri (nine nights) is one of the most significant Hindu festivals. It symbolises the triumph of good over evil. Navratri typically falls between September and October around harvest time and, as the name implies, this festival is celebrated for nine days. Navratri is also known as Durga Puja.
CTSI Celebrates: Rosh Hashanah
Posted: 19/09/2025
22 - 24 September 2025 : Shanah Tovah! (“Good year!”) to all of our Jewish members, friends and colleagues around the UK. Rosh Hashana - New Year in the Jewish calendar - is a time for celebrating the creation of the world, through reflection, worship and enjoying good food.
CTSI Celebrates: National Inclusion Week
Posted: 12/09/2025
15 - 21 September 2025 : National Inclusion Week (NIW), founded by Inclusive Employers in 2011, is a vital initiative celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion in workplaces and communities across the UK. CTSI is proud to participate in this year's NIW, joining thousands of professionals in celebrating diversity and promoting the continued importance of inclusion within the services we all provide.
CTSI Supports: International Day of Charity
Posted: 04/09/2025
5 September 2025 : Charity brings people together and can set off chain reactions of kindness, no matter how big or small the act. Observed every year on 5 September, the International Day of Charity aims to highlight how you can make a difference through even the simplest act of kindness.
CTSI Supports: World Alzheimer's Month
Posted: 29/08/2025
September 2025 : World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign from Alzheimer's Disease International that takes place every September, where people unite from all corners of the world to raise awareness and to challenge the stigma that persists around Alzheimer's disease and all types of dementia.
Say Hello to... the CTSI UKICC team
Posted: 05/08/2025
23 July 2025 : John Herriman joined the UKICC team to gain a better understanding of the work of the international consumer advice network they sit right at the centre of. During his time at the centre, John listened in on calls and heard the advice the team gave to consumers.
CTSI Celebrates: Disability Pride Month
Posted: 01/07/2025
July 2025 : July is Disability Pride Month - an opportunity to raise awareness and have positive conversations about disability in the workplace, and a chance to promote inclusion, awareness, and visibility of people with disabilities.
PROFILE: Brian Stone
Posted: 26/06/2025
Giles Speid appreciates the hard work exemplified by Brian Stone, Secretary of the CTSI College of Fellows, and the important role he plays for Trading Standards!
CTSI Supports... Learning Disability Week
Posted: 12/06/2025
16 June - 22 June 2025 : Learning Disability Week, an event organised by the charity Mencap, is an opportunity to raise awareness about different learning disabilities, what life is like for those who have one and to celebrate what people with learning disabilities bring to society.
FEATURE: My Faith and My Profession
Posted: 03/06/2025
Nazir Ali reflects on the similarities between his faith and profession, and shares some of the ways in which good governance is deeply embedded in the teachings of Islam.
