Trading Standards Wales News

Welsh Trading Standards Services and key partners join forces to tackle rogue traders

As part of Trading Standards Wales Week, pre-planned days of action targeting rogue traders and doorstep crime took place across Wales

23
Apr
2024

4
Aug
2023

Stronger powers to combat illicit tobacco come into force

From 20 July 2023, new sanctions come into force which will mean businesses and individuals selling illicit tobacco can receive a penalty of up to £10,000.

3
Aug
2023

Sofa company fined almost £20,000

Suzanne Dickenson, director of Trade Price Sofas (Merthyr Tydfil) Limited (TPS) has been fined almost £20,000 for offences contrary to labelling requirements, required by the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988.

27
Jul
2023

Rogue trader sentenced after charging £4,600 for painting tiles orange

A rogue trader has received a community order after pleading guilty to defrauding a vulnerable consumer in mid Ceredigion out of £4,600.

13
Jul
2023

Unlicensed Bargoed Dog Breeders Prosecuted and Banned from Keeping Animals

A mother and two daughters from Fochriw who bred dogs without a licence rearing at least 27 litters over a 2 year period have been sentenced for unlicensed dog breeding under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

19
Jun
2023

Monmouthshire’s Trading Standards case sees local man jailed for fraud

The prosecution was brought by Monmouthshire County Council’s Trading Standards Department following a lengthy cross-border investigation involving multiple households with victims based in Monmouthshire, Caerphilly, Herefordshire and North Somerset.

5
Jun
2023

Half a million illegal cigarettes seized in Wrexham and Flintshire in joint operation

A joint operation to disrupt against illegal tobacco sales took place in Wrexham and Flintshire in late May 2023 that saw more than 500,000 cigarettes and quantities of illegal vapes being seized.