Partnerships in action – John Lewis highlights London Trading Standards’ support for businesses across the capital Day 4 of London Trading Standards Week (25-29 September) is focused on how Trading Standards can provide support for businesses across London; protecting Londoners from poor business practice and helping good businesses to thrive. The key message is ‘Open
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London Trading Standards (LTS) is launching its first city-wide awareness campaign, aimed at showcasing efforts to ensure consumers and reputable businesses are protected across the capital. Kicking off on Monday 25 September 2017, London’s 33 Local Authority Trading Standards Services are joining forces to bring to light the key issues that affect consumers and businesses
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With increasing concern over the spiralling  number of corrosive substance attacks in the capital, London Trading Standards has offered to help as part of any new initiatives to try and tackle them. The latest attacks, in north-east London last week, saw five people being sprayed with a corrosive liquid, and adds to a growing number
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London Trading Standards are reminding smokers and tobacco retailers about changes to the law that come into full effect on 20th May 2017. The changes cover a range of issues with the intention of cutting smoking prevalence rates and deterring take-up by young people. Plain packs – all cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco must be
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Londoners are being urged to seek redress from retailers that sell faulty electrical goods this Christmas after a survey found two-thirds of consumers have bought problem goods in the last two years. The advice comes at the launch of National Consumer Week which runs until Sunday 4 December and encourages people to get #SwitchedOn to
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A Post Office manager in Southwark has been jailed for 25 months after being convicted of selling over 7,000 counterfeit DVDs including Disney favourite, Frozen on eBay and Amazon. The sentence was delivered this week at the Inner London Crown Court following a prosecution by Southwark Trading Standards. Mr Varinder Singh Saini (36) of Walworth
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City of London Trading Standards and Police have been raising awareness of investment fraud and providing advice to help people protect themselves and their family. As part of the continuing work of Operation Broadway a number of victim testimonies are now shared on City of London Police social media channels. Data from Action Fraud has
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Free, impartial legal guidance for businesses, including Brexit changes London Trading Standards are committed to the growth and support of legitimate enterprise. The businesses we regulate can obtain free regulatory guidance and the best starting point for this is the business companion website. This offers both concise and in-depth guidance and is brought to you
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A new confidential consumer crime reporting system for Londoners has been launched today. London Trading Standards are seeking tip-offs from consumers about rogue trading, scams and other unfair and illegal trading practices. Reports of consumer crime can now be sent anonymously via the London Trading Standards website. Information will then be assessed on behalf of
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