Gloucestershire Trading Standards - consumer protection, consumer advice, trade advice and consumer law 

 


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Our Operational Teams

Our service is structured into specialist operational teams:

   
Animal Health & Welfare
Enforces legislation designed to protect livestock and farm animals. Duties are carried out through attendance at all the county's livestock markets and other random checks at a variety of locations. Contact: Nigel Durnford

Consumer Advice & Community Development
Provides impartial civil advice and information and acts as a screening point for the other sections in matters revealing breaches of the criminal law. Also leads on our education and  media work, and promotes our service through talks and displays. Contact: Martin Bruton

Fair Trading
Deals with falsely described goods, services and property, breaches of consumer credit laws, and problem traders. Also handles in-depth investigations and administers the Lorrywatch scheme to tackle breaches of weight restrictions on the county's roads. Contact: Karen Smith

Food and Agriculture
Responsible for maintaining standards of quality and quantity of food and agricultural products offered for sale at retail and wholesale level, as well as our weights and measures work. Contact: John Paddock

Product Safety
Aims to ensure that goods sold to consumers are safe. Also takes responsibility for age restricted sales, safety of petroleum sites, including petrol filling stations, safe storage of explosives, including fireworks. Contact: Mark Gardiner


Gloucestershire Trading Standards, Hillfield House, Denmark Road, Gloucester GL1 3LD
 t: (01452) 426201 - f: (01452) 426274 - e: tradstds@gloucestershire.gov.uk - Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm (We do not close for lunch)
 

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