News Room
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.