Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information.
For the purposes of this request, a ‘tradespeople’ refers to any individual providing professional services in skilled trades, such as plumbing, building, electrical work, carpentry, and other related manual or technical services.
• The number of open investigations that Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards has into tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law.
• The number of times Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards took enforcement action against tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law during the following years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
• The frequency with which breaches of CMA guidance were cited in complaints submitted to Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards concerning tradespeople.
• The number of staff employed by Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
• The number of staff who have left Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards in 2025 during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), through each of the following ways (moved roles internally, left Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards voluntarily, made redundant).
• Budget allocated to Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).