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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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CTSI statement on the latest Government announcement on underage vaping
Posted: 30/05/23
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has released a statement in response to the Government's announcement today regarding steps being taken to crack down on rogue firms targeting children with free samples.
May news and policy round-up
Posted: 26/05/23
A round-up of the main news stories and media coverage this month
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill set to be scrapped
Posted: 26/05/23
CTSI is deeply disappointed by the Government's decision to scrap the Kept Animals Bill, a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to strengthen the legal framework for safeguarding the rights and welfare of certain kept animals that are in, exported from, or imported into the UK
UKICC welcomes continued funding from Department for Business and Trade
Posted: 23/05/23
Consumer protection organisation UK International Consumer Centre (UKICC) has welcomed continued funding from Department for Business and Trade (DBT), which will enable it to continue to help and support consumers who have encountered problems when buying items from abroad.
Consumer Codes Approval Board (CCAB) statement relating to the Home Warranties Code Sponsors
Posted: 23/05/23
This is a statement issued by CCAB to clarify the purpose, scope and voluntary membership of the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme (CCAS) for builders and developers within the new homes sector.
