On this page you will find a list of helpful business contacts. Click on the type of organisation you require for full details. For Wirral contacts, please go to our About Us page.
Business Link
Web Site: http://www.businesslink.co.uk/
Local business advice
The Wirral Partnership.
Web Site: http://www.irdss.wirral.gov.uk/ecregen/pship.asp
Enforcement services
Government departments
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Consumer Affairs Division
1 Victoria Street
London
SN1H 0ET
Telephone: (0171) 215 5000
Fax: (0171) 215 0357
DTI
Consumer Affairs & Competition Policy
Web Site: http://www.dti.gov.uk/cacp/ca/default.htm
Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JX
Telephone: (020) 7211 8000
Fax: (020) 7211 8800
Web Site: http://www.oft.gov.uk
Regulators
Financial Ombudsman Service
Financial Ombudsman Service
South Quay Plaza
183 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SR
Website: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
OFWAT
City Centre Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
Telephone: (0121) 625 1300
OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)
130 Wilton Road
London SW1V 1LQ
Telephone: 0800 887777
Website: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk
OFTEL
Export House
50 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JJ
Telephone: (020) 7634 8700
Website: http://www.oftel.gov.uk
Neighbouring Trading Standards departments
Cheshire County Council
Trading Standards
Backford Hall
Backford
Chester
CH1 6EA
Telephone: 0845 1132500
Website: www.cheshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Housing & Environmental
Health Department
Kirkby Municipal Building,
Cherryfield Drive,
Kirkby
Knowsley
L32 1TX
Telephone: (0151) 443 4737
Liverpool City Council
Public Protection Division
Municipal Buildings
Dale Street
Liverpool L2 2DH
Telephone: (0151) 233 3002
Fax: (0151) 233 3310
St Helens Metropolitan
Borough Council
Housing, Environmental and
Contract Services Department
Trading Standards Section
Wesley House
Corporation Street
St Helens
WA10 1HE
Telephone: (01744) 456305/06
Fax: (01744) 28823
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Environmental Protection
Department
3rd Floor
Balliol House
Stanley Precinct
Bootle
L20 3AH
Telephone:
(0151) 934 4027/4028 (Bootle)
(0151) 9344027/4028 (Southport)
Fax:
(0151) 934 4276 (Bootle)
(0151) 934 2106 (Southport)
Other organisations
Local Authorities Co-Ordinating Body on Regulatory Services
10 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7SP
Telephone: (020) 7840 7200
Fax: (020) 7735 9977
Web Site: http://www.lacors.com
Advertising Standards Authority
2 Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7HW
Telephone: (020) 7580 5555
Fax: (020) 7631 3051
Web Site: http://www.asa.org.uk
Independent Television Commission ( ITC )
Main Office
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL
Telephone: (020) 7255 3000
Fax: (020) 7306 7800
Minicom: (020) 7306 7753
Web Site: http://www.itc.org.uk
Regional Office
Television House
Mount Street
Manchester
M2 5WT
Telephone: 0161 834 2707
Fax: 0161 835 3513
The Stationery Office Ltd
PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DT
UK Official Documents
Web Site: http://www.official-documents.co.uk/menu/uk.htm
Trading Standards Division, 3rd Floor, Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, Wirral CH44 8ED
Telephone: (0151) 666 5288 Fax: (0151) 666 5215
Internet World Wide Web http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/wirral/
Electronic Mail: tradingstandards@wirral.gov.uk
