The UK's Trading Standards Institute has warned that children are illegally buying violent and adult-rated videogames through online auction sites such as Ebay. Ninety per cent of retailers tested by ...

An investigation by a consumer watchdog has revealed inadequate staffing levels for trading standards in many areas of the United Kingdom. As part of a Freedom of Information request into capacity and ...

The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has admitted it does not have the skills or funding to police e-commerce shopping, and is calling for an increase in government and industry resources to boost ...

Trading Standards is supporting the launch of an online directory which aims to direct consumers to sites that sell genuine branded goods. Brand Information Limited, or Brand-i, has been created to ...

A new Which? investigation has exposed a trading standards postcode lottery which has left millions of people exposed to crime, fake and dangerous products, and scams. In a comprehensive Freedom of ...