TSI Manifesto 2010

Whose job is it to safeguard the economic well-being and health of people day in and day out?

Trading standards:

n Experts ‘on the beat’ implementing national policy to support fair and competitive markets, honest enterprise and good business.

n Protecting standards, an on- the-ground activity that is vital to the livelihoods and safety of our communities.

n A friend to the consumer, an advisor to business and the scourge of the scammer, rip-off merchant and serious organised crime.

n A brand reassuring to consumers and business alike and an integral part of consumer, citizen and business confidence.

Adequately funded trading

standards are fundamental to: n Facilitating economic recovery n Protecting the environment n Improving the health of society n Strengthening community safety

The trading standards service (2009) costs in the region of £140 million per annum, and employs 3,215 full time equivalents (FTEs)².

² TSI Workforce Survey 2009.

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