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Welcome to CTSI's News Room. Browse through our latest Consumer Protection and Trading Standards news reports (below), or take a look through our archive of news articles from previous years.


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Halton Borough Council Trading Standards supports 'Why I borrowed' campaign

Posted: 17/01/2018

Halton Borough Council is supporting a new campaign designed to encourage victims to come forward and report loan sharks after the Christmas period. 

Trading standards take action to drive up private car parking standards

Posted: 11/01/2018

Scottish local authority Trading Standards services have carried out a coordinated series of checks on car parks across Scotland in response to increasing levels of complaints from the public.

Suffolk Trading Standards officer named in New Year’s Honours List

Posted: 02/01/2018

A Suffolk Trading Standards officer and CTSI member has been named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam

Posted: 02/01/2018

Two company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels.


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