General Information on Trading Standards
The Trading Standards Section enforces the law and regulations that govern the goods and services we buy, hire and sell. Trading Standards works to make local communities better and safer places for people to live and for more competitive markets for businesses to trade in.
- Who ensures that the toys we buy for our children are safe'
- Who makes sure that our food labels are correct'
- Who checks dangerous counterfeits and removes them from sale'
- Who makes sure you get a full pint of beer and not the watered down version'
- Who investigates scams and rogue traders'
- Who checks that taxis and their drivers are licensed'
- Who gives free and impartial advice to consumers and traders?