CTSI News Room

Remembering Lord Jamie Lindsay

Posted: 09/11/2026

CTSI pays tribute to our former President, Jamie Lindsay, 16th Earl of Lindsay, who died on 9 October aged 70. A former Scotland Office minister and long-serving Chairman of UKAS, Jamie was a tireless champion of standards, accreditation and the Trading Standards profession, and he will be greatly missed.

The Budget 2026 - Your CTSI Analysis

Posted: 30/10/2026

Today, Chancellor John Healey presented his first Budget, and the first under Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Billed as a Budget to give ‘breathing space’ to households and businesses, it promises a series of small financial breaks for people across the UK.

Trading Standards welcomes closure of loopholes as new tobacco and vape laws come into force

Posted: 29/10/2026

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the next phase of the Tobacco and Vapes Act, which comes into force today (29 October 2026), closing long-standing loopholes that Trading Standards has been calling on the Government to address.

Over 90% of Halloween costumes sold online don’t comply with UK laws

Posted: 15/10/2026

Trading Standards body test purchase reveals that basic product safety rules are not being met and poses questions about the safety of products sold by third-party sellers via online marketplaces.

Conservative Party Conference 2026

Posted: 07/10/2026

The Conservative Party gathered in Birmingham this week for their annual conference. Local government reorganisation (LGR), rural issues, and deregulation were at the top of the agenda in terms of CTSI’s work.

Labour Conference 2026 Briefing

Posted: 30/09/2026

Labour held its annual Conference this week in a sunny, yet very windy, Liverpool, with a number of major policy announcements and a chance to showcase the party's leader and our new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham.

CTSI welcomes Government’s commitment to clamp down on fraudulent builders

Posted: 28/08/2026

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) welcomes the Government’s commitment to clamp down on fraudulent builders, whose actions pose significant financial and health risks to consumers each year through substandard construction work.

Retailers in Scotland urged to prepare for next phase of Tobacco and Vapes Act

Posted: 13/08/2026

Leading public health and Trading Standards organisations have joined forces to help retailers prepare for the next phase of the Tobacco and Vapes Act.

Retailers Urged to Prepare for Next Phase of Tobacco and Vapes Act

Posted: 11/08/2026

Joint statement from CTSI, ASH, ASH Northern Ireland and ASH Wales

Leading public health and trading standards organisations have joined forces to help retailers prepare for the next phase of the Tobacco and Vapes Act, as the Government publishes new guidance on changes coming into force from October 2026 and January 2027.

CTSI welcomes Prime Minister’s commitment to strengthen closure orders

Posted: 10/08/2026

CTSI has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to increase the maximum duration of closure orders from six months to twelve months, as part of revitalising our high streets. The announcement to bolster closure orders is a victory for CTSI’s recent campaigning and will help Trading Standards – and partner agencies – to more robustly close down “dodgy shops”.

Government must take action on Meta’s ‘epidemic of fraud’, says Trading Standards

Posted: 09/06/2026

Facebook owner Meta must do more to prevent scams on its platform - and the UK Government must do more to hold the company to account, according to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).

Don’t Get Played: Trading Standards Warns Fans Over Counterfeit World Cup Shirts

Posted: 05/06/2026

With the FIFA World Cup just weeks away, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is urging football fans to be on their guard against counterfeit replica shirts.