Trading Standards

Trading standards officers protect consumers and businesses by enforcing the laws that govern the purchase, hire or sale of goods or services.  For example, checking that items in shops are not faulty, ensuring that food is correctly weighed and labelled or investigating rogue traders.  

Trading standards officers ensure that legislation designed to protect the consumer is followed.  They make visits to shops, pubs and other businesses to make sure that they are following the law and to give legal advice.  Sometimes, if businesses are breaking the law, it is necessary to prosecute.  In these cases trading standards officers are called upon to give evidence in court. Technicians and enforcement officers provide specialist support in all of this work.  Consumer advisers provide expert advice to the public and business relating to consumer goods and services.

Some of the jobs in Trading Standards

  • Consumer Adviser
  • Markets Officer
  • Senior Trading Standards Officer
  • Trading Standards Officer

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