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Liverpool Council agrees to review trading standards structure
Posted: 05/05/2015
Following a legal challenge posed by a Liverpool resident, council employee and Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) member, Liverpool Council has agreed to review how its local trading standards service is structured.
New commercial director joins CTSI team
Posted: 17/04/2015
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) welcomes new commercial director Nikki Pasek. With more than 20 years' experience working in local government, Pasek joins CTSI from Cambridgeshire Trading Standards where she launched several consumer and business-based initiatives including the Ask Cedric website and Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP), which were piloted in Cambridgeshire.
TSI and Virtual College offer retailers help with Consumer Contracts Regulations
Posted: 30/03/2015
A new online course, 'Consumer Contracts – Distance Sales,' which has been developed by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and Virtual College, will help retailers involved in distance sales understand their new obligations under the Consumer Contracts Regulations.
TSI offers guidance to help businesses understand new Consumer Rights Act
Posted: 27/03/2015
Now that the Consumer Rights Act has received Royal Assent, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) wants to help businesses understand how their rights and responsibilities have changed under the new legislative framework.
New report confirms austerity damage to trading standards
Posted: 23/03/2015
‘The Impact of Trading Standards in Challenging Times’ report, published 21 March, was commissioned by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to provide independent evidence of the dramatic effect austerity measures have had on local authority trading standards services across Great Britain.
Home warranty provider, Checkmate, first in industry to receive TSI stamp of approval
Posted: 19/03/2015
Consumers looking for legitimate home warranty providers that ensure consumer protections above and beyond those outlined in legislation can now turn to Checkmate.
UK set for standardised packaging from May 2016
Posted: 18/03/2015
The Trading Standards Institute’s chief executive Leon Livermore said: “We welcome the news that the UK is now set to have standardised packaging from May 2016 – it is a victory for public health, which is an area closely linked to the work carried out by trading standards in local government.
TSI welcomes trading standards champion, Lynn Faulds Wood, to product safety review
Posted: 13/03/2015
The Trading Standards Institute welcomes consumer and trading standards champion Lynn Faulds Wood's appointment to lead a review of the UK's system for the recall of unsafe products.
Thousands of tenants and landlords report disputes to The Property Ombudsman scheme, following new government legislation for lettings agents
Posted: 23/02/2015
Sixty-nine per cent of consumer complaints were supported by the TPO scheme, which recently gained approval from the TSI CCAS for its Lettings Code of Practice.
10 years of a child’s life – saved!
Posted: 09/02/2015
In the run up to this year’s general election TSI are implementing a strategy to raise the profile of trading standards among politicians.
Help save 10 years of a child's life and win £1000
Posted: 09/02/2015
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is calling on young people to educate their peers and local businesses about the dangers of alcohol and tobacco products through the launch of a brand new competition, sponsored by Waitrose.
New online course helps businesses selling age-restricted goods stay legal
Posted: 04/02/2015
Businesses looking to train staff on the importance and means of preventing underage sales will be delighted with a brand new online course launched by the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) with Virtual College.
