Trading Standards
What is it?
The Trading Standards service supports the information requirements of those responsible for compliance with or enforcement of trading standards legislation.
Who is it for?
The service is designed to fulfil the information needs of trading standards enforcement officers and managers, business managers responsible for quality and legal compliance, solicitors, consultants, and educational establishments.
What topics are covered?
The service covers the full extent of topics required by Trading Standards professionals including:
- all legislative areas covered by Trading Standards Officers
- related law and standards against which compliance is assessed
- research of consumer related topics and basic consumer rights
- quality and standards
- weights and measures
- fair trading and safety of consumer and non-consumer goods.
What information sources does it contain?
Our services contain collections of documents from hundreds of publishers. Some of the key publishers included in this service are:
- national and EU legislatures
- Cabinet Office
- DEFRA – Department for Environment Food and Rural affairs
- DTI – Department of Trade and Industry
- Home Office
- FSA - Financial Service Authority
- Food Standards Agency
- HSE – The Health and Safety Executive
- LACORS - The Local Authority Coordinators of Regulatory Services
- OFT – Office of Fair Trading.
What does a subscription include?
A choice of data sets relevant to you:
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Plus:
- powerful, flexible search across all Barbour data sets
- download full text documents from subscribed data sets
- facility to print, copy and paste from downloaded documents
- weekly e-mail briefing service
- frequent updating of online service
- bookmark, saved search, hot search, news feeds and other tools
- access to CPD seminars, webinars and briefings.
To find out more...
Contact our customer services department:
- click on Contact Us and fill in your details
- call us on 01344 899280.
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