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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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Travel journalist wins a Trading Standards Hero Award for his practical advice during COVID-19

Posted: 29/11/22

Travel journalist and broadcaster Simon Calder has won recognition at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute’s (CTSI) annual Hero Awards ceremony for providing clear and practical advice on travel-related difficulties caused by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK leaving the EU.

Salford Trading Standards Officer wins a Hero Award for her work protecting the public

Posted: 29/11/22

Marsha Bell, a Trading Standards Officer working at Salford City Council, has received an award from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) for her work in protecting the public from the hazards of counterfeit goods.

Former police officer wins CTSI Hero Award for scheme safeguarding elderly and vulnerable

Posted: 29/11/22

Former Police Community Safety Officer Reg Burrell, from Stamford in Lincolnshire, has been recognised in the Chartered Trading Standards Institute’s (CTSI) annual Hero Awards ceremony. 

Project addressing potential modern slavery in hand car washes wins a Trading Standards Hero Award

Posted: 29/11/22

A scheme to address potential modern slavery in hand car washes has led to Slough Borough Council’s Trading Standards team receiving a Diversity and Inclusion Award at Chartered Trading Standards Institute’s (CTSI) annual Hero Awards ceremony. 

Pair who work to keep our markets safe and fake-free win a Trading Standards Hero Award

Posted: 29/11/22

Two key members of the National Markets Group for IP Protection - Gavin Terry and Patrician Lennon - have won recognition at Chartered Trading Standards Institute’s (CTSI) annual Hero Awards ceremony for their work with market operators. 


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