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Welcome to CTSI's News Room. Here, you can browse through our latest consumer protection and trading standards news reports (below), or check out our archive of news articles from previous years.

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London Trading Standards Week Day 5: Survey finds safety failures at 1 in 3 second-hand electrical shops

Posted: 29/09/17

Following serious fires in London caused by defective domestic appliances, London Trading Standards have been inspecting second-hand electrical shops across the capital this month.

London Trading Standards Week Day 4: Trading Standards’ support for businesses in London

Posted: 28/09/17

Day 4 of London Trading Standards Week (25-29 September) is focused on how Trading Standards can provide support for businesses across London; protecting Londoners from poor business practice and helping good businesses to thrive.

London Trading Standards Week Day 3: Londoners urged to be on the look-out for signs of fraud

Posted: 27/09/17

Would you recognise the signs that someone you know is being targeted by fraudsters and would you know how to report it?

London Trading Standards Week Day 2: London Trading Standards cracks down on rogue letting agents

Posted: 26/09/17

Trading Standards is standing up for London’s tenants and landlords by cracking down on rogue letting agents who flout the law.

CMA publish study on price comparison services

Posted: 26/09/17

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today issued the results of a market study into Digital Comparison Tools (DCTs).


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