PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Trading Standards (13 November 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department gives to local authorities on the statutory minimum level for a local authority trading standards service.
Asked by:
Jess Phillips (Labour)
Asked by:
Jess Phillips (Labour)
Answer
There is no statutory minimum level for a local authority trading standards service. It is a locally based service, accountable to local communities and therefore the decision making process lies at a local level.
Answered by:
Nick Boles (Independent)
19 November 2015
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