Work Areas
National Trading Standards gathers intelligence from around the country to protect businesses and consumers from criminal activity and tackle a number of priorities. These currently cover e-crime, mass marketing scams, doorstep crime, and other enforcement issues that go beyond local authority boundaries. We cover a number of work areas and have dedicated teams to tackle these priorities.
National Trading Standards Teams include:
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eCrime Team -
Estate Agency Team -
Illegal Money Lending Teams -
Intelligence Team -
Safety at Ports and Borders Teams -
Regional Investigations Teams -
Scams Team
Other Work Areas:
Feed Hygiene Delivery 
Work with the Advertising Standards Authority
The National Trading Standards Work Areas
National Trading Standards has teams overseeing a range of issues, from copycat websites to doorstep crime.
Latest Headlines
Retailers must do more on knife sales
15th March 2019
National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team launches new industry guidance on referral fees
28th February 2019
Current Campaigns
Consumer Harm Report 2018
National Trading Standards’ annual Consumer Harm Report reveals more consumer detriment prevented and record prison sentences handed down. Report also highlights new and emerging threats facing consumers and businesses.
Friends Against Scams
Friends Against Scams is a National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team initiative, which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims of scams by empowering communities to Take a Stand Against Scams.
Scams Awareness Month 2018
Scams Awareness Month is a yearly campaign which aims to create a network of confident, alert consumers who ‘don’t miss a trick’ when it comes to scams. Scams Awareness Month 2018 will take place in June.