Branches and Sections
As a member of CTSI, with all its benefits, you can also join the many activities organised by local Branches. See below individual branch listings for more details.
East Midlands
Covering: Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. We also have a number of members employed in the private sector.
London
Covering: all London Boroughs and the States of Jersey. Branch meetings are held in Spring and Autumn each year.
Midlands
Covering: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire.
North East
Covering: Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar and Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-Tees and Sunderland.
North West
Covering: Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, St Helens, Salford, Sefton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Wigan, and Wirral.
South Eastern
Covering: East and West Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Brighton and Hove and Medway.
South East Midlands
Covering: Bedfordshire, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk, Thurrock.
South Western
Covering: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Guernsey, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucester, Torbay.
Southern
Covering: Bracknell Forest, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Swindon, West Berkshire, Wiltshire, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Covering: Barnsley, City of Sheffield, City of York, Doncaster, East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Bradford)
Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers (ACTSO)
The Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers (ACTSO) formerly the Society of Chief Trading Standards Officers (SOCTSO) is a section of CTSI and represents trading standards managers throughout the United Kingdom, except Scotland which has its own chief officers society.
Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS)
The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) is the association of professional officers representing every Scottish local authority trading standards service.
Consumer Empowerment Alliance (CEA)
The Consumer Empowerment Alliance (formerly CELG) provides a network for consumer education, advice and information throughout the UK. It is a Section of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
Business Members Group (BMG)
Business Members Group (BMG) is an additional network to the branches of CTSI for professionals working outside of local government to receive information and support aligned to their specific needs.