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CTSI urges consumers to watch out for online scams on World Consumer Rights Day
Posted: 15/03/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) urges UK consumers to be on the lookout for scams as it supports World Consumer Rights day, which this year focuses on Building Fair Digital Finance. Consumers International report that the UK has been branded ‘bank scam capital of the world’.
New guide launched for green energy installation businesses
Posted: 08/03/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is launching a new, free expert guide for green energy installation businesses through its Business Companion platform.
Newly approved help for tenants in dispute with landlords over tenancy deposits
Posted: 03/03/2022
Feeling hard-done-by? Haven’t been able to get your tenancy deposit back after the end of your rental? Don’t know where to turn for help? If the answer to these questions is yes, then help is at hand.
CTSI provides oral evidence to Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Posted: 01/03/2022
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) Chair of the Board, Steve Ruddy, provided oral evidence to a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee meeting, which discussed post-pandemic economic growth covering state aid and post-Brexit competition policy.
Trading standards body urges caution on reintroduction of imperial markings
Posted: 24/02/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has urged caution and no rushed decisions concerning the UK Government's announcement that it intends to study the economic impacts of reintroducing imperial markings.
Trading Standards: Cost of living crisis will greatly expand consumer vulnerability
Posted: 22/02/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warns that the cost of living crisis will greatly expand consumer vulnerability and that the UK urgently needs a more effective strategy to protect consumers.
Trading Standards highlight risks from disposable vaping products in Scotland
Posted: 22/02/2022
A comprehensive examination of the market in Scotland for single use, or disposable, vaping products was carried out during October to December 2021, and found a wide range of non-compliant devices, with both safety and health risks. The project involved most of Scotland’s local authority trading standards services and was coordinated by The Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS).
CTSI Scottish Branch welcomes MSP's warning about unsustainability of trading standards profession
Posted: 17/02/2022
The Scottish Branch of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) welcomes Scottish Parliament Member Fiona Hyslop's calls for more funding for Trading Standards.
Consumer Protection must be levelled up as UK Government looks to Brexit freedoms
Posted: 14/02/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) announces that it is working to make sure consumer protection is levelled up alongside the rest of the UK Government's post-Brexit plan after the release this month of a Government white paper detailing the plans.
Best man secures stag do refund with help of UK International Consumer Centre
Posted: 14/02/2022
Best man Andrew Nuvoletta planned a stag go for a party of 13 ‘stags’ in the Netherlands, with an itinerary which was designed to make a real occasion of the event.
CTSI promotes trading standards careers to mark National Apprenticeship Week
Posted: 07/02/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), the professional membership association that trains and represents the trading standards profession, marks National Apprenticeship Week by promoting Regulatory Compliance Officer (RCO) apprenticeships. The 15th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships occurs between 7 - 13 February 2022. CTSI has created a hub on its website with information about the RCO apprenticeships at this link.
Don't let scammers tug your heartstrings to get at your purse strings
Posted: 01/02/2022
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and trading standards services across the country warn the public to be wary of romance fraud this Valentine's Day. With pandemic restrictions lowered or removed entirely, many expect this Valentine's Day to see a surge of star-crossed lovers seeking to make a connection compared to last February, when the country was under lockdown.
