We provide advice for businesses based in the borough and enforce legislation covering the description, safety and pricing of goods and services.

Our aims are to:

• ensure a fair and safe trading environment
• protect the interests of people in the borough
• support legitimate businesses to grow

We do this by:

• investigating consumer complaints when criminal consumer protection laws may have been broken
• achieving compliance with statutory controls
• inspecting businesses and retail premises
• enforcing the law in relation to doorstep crime, rogue trading and age-restricted products (such as alcohol, cigarettes, knives and fireworks)
• preventing the supply of unsafe goods
• working with other agencies to tackle consumer protection problems

If you're a business in the borough and need advice on trading standards, you can contact us using the form below.

Get advice on trading standards