Doncaster Council

About Trading Standards

Trading Standards professionals act on behalf of consumers and business in Doncaster. We advise on and enforce laws that govern the way you buy, sell, rent and hire goods and services.

Officers of Trading Standards in Doncaster advise on consumer law, investigate complaints and, if all else fails, prosecute traders who break the law.

These laws cover a wide area, which include:

• counterfeit goods
• weights and measures
• underage sales
• fraudulent trading
• unsafe goods.

You can find out more about what we do on the 'Trading Standards Institute' website.  More than 80 Acts of Parliament are enforced by Trading Standards.  These Acts, and all other legislation can be viewed in detail on the Office of Public Sector Information website.

Duties of Trading Standards

Duties of Trading Standards include:

• visiting local traders for routine checks or to investigate complaints
• taking samples of goods for testing
• checking that weighing scales and measures are accurate
• checking that labelling is correct and advertising is not misleading
• advising consumers and businesses about the law
• investigating suspected offences
• preparing evidence and prosecuting cases in court.

You can also view some of our other duties under 'Trading Standards Areas of Activity' in the left-hand column.

 

The Trading Standards Service operate under the Regulation & Enforcement: Enforcement Policy and the Regulator's Compliance Code.

Contact Details

Our contact details are at the top of this page.

For enquiries, information or complaints telephone Consumer Direct on:

08454 04 05 06 (calls charged at 4p per minute from a BT landline)

or log onto www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

Please use the link below for a map of our location - we are numbered 5 on the map key:

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A Career in Trading Standards......?

A trading standards career is exciting and varied, offering an opportunity to positively affect everybody's health, wealth and welfare. You will help protect the public and honest businesses from rogue traders and illegal practices.

If this sounds like a career for you;

• Please use the link below to find out more at the Trading Standards Institute website
  www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/jobs/index.cfm