business guidance

We provide business guidance on compliance with trading standards legislation, on a range of topics from keeping animals to labelling of foods and selling fireworks.

We no longer host full leaflet content on this site. Instead we have provided a summary. This is to move the focus to your local trading standards and the customised services they provide. You can find your local trading standards service through the postcode search at the bottom of this page.

Local authorities help businesses by running a Home Authority scheme (see more details on the LACORS website) and a Primary Authority scheme (see more details on the LBRO website). They can advise on compliance with the law and dealing with other local authorities which may want to know about your business.

We regularly update these pages to reflect changes in legislation. If you feel that there are topics not covered please let us know. We are always looking to improve how the Institute and trading standards help businesses to treat customers fairly and remain legal at all times.