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Free, easy to use legal guidance website launched

Posted: 22/10/2014

Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson says TSI’s new Business Companion website, which is a free easy to use legal guidance resource, is ‘invaluable’ to businesses.

Food crime enforcement - what next?

Posted: 21/10/2014

Food crime enforcement in the wake of the Elliott report was discussed 21 October at TSI's consumer affairs and trading standards all party parliamentary group AGM in Portcullis House.

Rising trends in ts work: e-cigarettes and illicit tobacco

Posted: 13/10/2014

The 2013 -14 TSI Tobacco Control Survey is now out and shows changing trends in trading standards activities in this area.

TSI backs call for product safety reform to save lives

Posted: 29/09/2014

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) backs the call by the coroner in the latest BEKO fridge fire death case to reform the system around product safety standards.

TSI attends political party conferences

Posted: 26/09/2014

TSI are attending all three of the main political party conferences and hosting fringe events in partnership with Which? at the Labour and Conservative conferences.

TSI welcomes new chairman

Posted: 25/09/2014

TSI’s new chairman Mark McGinty took over the chains of office from John Peerless at the TSI annual general meeting in Duxford’s Imperial War Museum on 25 September.

Elliott Review welcome step in fight against food crime, says TSI

Posted: 04/09/2014

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) welcomes the Government's acceptance of the Elliott review recommendations published today (4 Sept), but cautions against further cuts to trading standards who will be the eyes and ears of the new food crime unit.

Guides take on loan sharks

Posted: 22/08/2014

A Girlguiding group from Reading has joined the fight against illegal money lenders and been rewarded today (22 August) for making a difference in their community by being named as the Stop Loan Sharks Champions for 2014.

Industry puts safety first with sky lantern code of practice

Posted: 20/08/2014

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has today published a new code of practice for sky lanterns - aimed at and developed by industry.

Islington wins court order forcing letting agent to improve game

Posted: 19/08/2014

Islington Council has won a court order against an Islington-based letting agent forcing them to improve their game.

TS Today enters the digital era with August 2014 issue

Posted: 24/07/2014

TS Today, TSI’s flagship magazine for the trading standards profession, has officially gone digital.

TSI appoints new board chairman

Posted: 23/07/2014

Carol Brady has been appointed the new chairman of Trading Standards Institute's (TSI) Board of Directors. Taking over from former chairman Harold Gay on 19 July, Brady is excited to begin work on policy management and key business decisions.


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