Made to Measure

We speak to CTSI Lead Officer for age-restricted sales, Brandon Cook and ServeLegal co-founder Ed Heaver about the challenges of enforcement in the age of coronavirus and what businesses and trading standards professionals need to do to prepare.

We speak with Dan Rawling, Director in the Policy and International team at the Competition and Markets Authority about the Task Force the CMA has set up to address some of the many challenges for both consumers and businesses arising from the ongoing Covid-19 crisis

In this week’s podcast, which is being published to highlight the latest London Trading Standards campaign, we speak to a panel of experts about the rights of consumers and the responsibilities of businesses when it comes to refunds for travel bookings during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

JTS editor Richard Young tells us about a new series of digital Coronavirus bulletins issued through the Business Companion website by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial strategy.

We speak with Ben Russell, Deputy Director of the Economic Crime Centre at the National Crime Agency about how his organization is working alongside other enforcers – including trading standards – to protect the public during these difficult times.

We speak to CTSI Chief Executive Leon Livermore and Lead Officer for Doorstep Crime Katherine Hart about the impact of the pandemic and why we all have a part to play in supporting each other and fighting back against the criminals preying on people at their most vulnerable.