An investigation by a consumer watchdog has revealed inadequate staffing levels for trading standards in many areas of the United Kingdom. As part of a Freedom of Information request into capacity and ...

A new Which? investigation has exposed a trading standards postcode lottery which has left millions of people exposed to crime, fake and dangerous products, and scams. In a comprehensive Freedom of ...

Trading standards teams across the UK are increasingly deprioritizing investigations into scams, counterfeit goods and other crimes due to limited resources, according to new research by Which? The ...

Trading Standards is supporting the launch of an online directory which aims to direct consumers to sites that sell genuine branded goods. Brand Information Limited, or Brand-i, has been created to ...

A total of 28 retailers previously reported by MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) in July for giving misleading information on shoppers’ online returns rights have now corrected their websites following our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The WLGA urges sustained investment in Welsh Trading Standards (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) The Welsh Local Government ...

The haul included more than 10,000 unsafe and non-compliant products, including 800-plus fake Labubu dolls from a local market. Officers also removed 16,455 illegal disposable vapes, along with almost ...

People looking to invest in home improvement projects may not have the protections they once assumed, as new research identifies systemic problems, which are reducing the effectiveness of Trading ...

Vapes and tobacco products with an estimated street value of £138,000 have been seized by Hampshire County Council.

A haul of counterfeit goods totalling a street value of £1.5 million has been seized by Trading Standards in the run up to Christmas. Newcastle City Council say its the biggest lot of clothing, shoes ...