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Media Notice: Accreditation opens for CTSI Symposium 2021
Posted: 09/06/2021
CTSI Symposium, a key event in the UK's consumer protection calendar, will be held at Birmingham's Eastside Rooms on September 28-30, 2021. The event, the UK's largest gathering of trading standards professionals, celebrates the 140th year the trading standards profession has come together since 1881.
WhatsApp family member message scam targets public
Posted: 09/03/2021
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has been informed of a newly emerging scam on WhatsApp, where scammers attempt to impersonate family members to steal money.
Public sent phoney texts for NHS COVID-19 Passes
Posted: 08/20/2021
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has been sent evidence of a text scam themed around the NHS COVID pass.
Big increase in in-depth cases for UK International Consumer Centre
Posted: 08/17/2021
The UK International Consumer Centre (UKICC) saw a busy first six months of 2021, with demand for its services being boosted by UK consumers experiencing Brexit-related problems such as customs and unexpected delivery charges with non-UK traders, as well as COVID-19 issues.
Making the Case for Trading Standards
Posted: 08/02/2021
At the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), we know the true value of Trading Standards more than anyone. We also know how important it is to make the argument for investment in trading standards services in an era when Local Authorities have to make difficult budgetary decisions every year.
