Trading Standards

Information about Trading Standards including how to get advice and key areas of work.

Trading Standards enforces a wide range of legislation which ensures goods and services we purchase are described truthfully.

If you import, produce or distribute goods, including second-hand, the law states they must be safe for the consumer to use.

The sale of single-use/disposable vapes is banned from From 1 June 2025.

Information for landlords, letting agents and property management companies.

How our Trading Standards team processes your data in accordance with legal requirements.

How to register an auction premises including how we evaluate applications.

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