Location: Advice and Benefits » Trading Standards » About Us » Who Checks Us - Trading Standards

Who Checks Us - Trading Standards

Like any other enforcement body, our work is checked by a number of outside organisations. The list below are the main organisations:

Trading Standards Institute (TSI)
TSI represents the Trading Standards Profession to Government, Business and Consumer Groups and other agencies.
Local Authorities Co-ordinator on Regulatory Services (LACORS)
LACORS provide opinions to Trading Standards Departments to ensure that the law is enforced in a fair and equal manner around the country.
Food Standards Agency (FSA) The FSA monitor our inspection and training records and assist in the enforcement and advice to officers regarding various peices of food and feeding stuffs legislation. Office of Fair Trading (OFT) The OFT maintain details of the areas of complaint received by Trading Standards Depertments and produce regular reports of problem industries. The OFT also maintain registers of individuals and companies who have been prosecuted by Trading Standards Departments, or have signed assurances or received injunctions to cease unfair trading practices. Department of Trade and Industry (Dti) Like the OFT, the Dti collate details of our activities to produce reports to the Secretary of State on a variety of Trading Standards areas. Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) If you are unhappy with the service you receive from a Local Government Office, then the LGA may be able to assist in investigating you complaint. The LGO will only investigate complaint where the Local Authority complaints procedure has been exhausted. Corporate Complaints Policy and Procedure If you are unhappy with the service that you have received from the Trading Standards Service, information is on our complaints procedure webpage.: How do you rate this information/service?