Trading standards - advice to business

If you are a trader we can:

• Give advice and information to help ensure you comply with trading standards legislation.
• Refer you to the appropriate experts when necessary
• Investigate complaints
• Check weighing and measuring equipment
• Give trade seminars

The Home Authority Principle

Bristol City Council Trading Standards Service is committed to the home authority principle. This trading standards service will give traders within Bristol guidance and help to ensure they comply with the various pieces of Trading Standards legislation.

Trading Standard Officers can liase closely with Bristol traders and act as a point of contact for officers from other areas. This may help prevent the situation where companies are contacted by various trading standards departments regarding one particular issue. It also improves the efficiency of the trading standards service at a national level, as it helps to prevent the duplication of work.

If you are a Bristol trader and you believe that your business could benefit by closer contact with this service, please get in touch.

The Local Authority Cordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS) web site explains the home authority principle in more detail.

Contact Details;

For further advice contact:
Bristol City Council Trading Standards Service
Neighbourhood and Housing Services
Floor 4, Brunel House
St Georges Road
Bristol BS1 5UY
Tel: 0117-922 3604
Fax: 0117-922 3803
E-mail: trading.standards@bristol.gov.uk

Opening Times:
Monday - Thursday 9am - 4.30pm
Friday 9am - 4pm