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Trading Standards Service Plan 2024 to 2025

8.0 Service Context

Looking at the level of work undertaken, how it is carried out and assessing customer satisfaction levels can be used to indicate if service provision is being targeted appropriately.  Some headline figures include:

Service demands

Nature of contact202120222023
Advice centre complaints and enquiries261350314
Citizens advice consumer service161014291050
Criminal complaints, enquiries, investigations and scam interventions636572568


The Citizens Advice Consumer Service gives first tier telephone advice on consumer issues.  The more complex problems and those requiring follow up casework are referred onto our specialist Trading Standards Adviser.

Most complained about subject areas

Top three complained about goods and services (2023)% of total
Home maintenance, repairs and improvements18.6
Tobacco related products (including vapes)13.5
Second-hand motor vehicles12.2

 

Top three criminal complaints (2023)% of total
Fraudulent and unfair trading practices52.6
Counterfeit and illicit products21.4
Underage sales9.0

 

Top three requests for advice from business (2023)% of total
Fair trading issues (incuding civil advice)38.9
Product safety requirements26.4
Food standards including allergens, labelling and composition11.1

 

Customer satisfaction levels 

Satisfaction levels remain exceptionally high for those using the Trading Standards Advice Centre.

YearSatisfaction index
2021 to 2022 %98.9
2022 to 2023 %95.2
2023 to 2024 %100

 

Redress levels

This is the amount of money that the Service has obtained in redress for local consumers and businesses.

YearRedress Obtained
2021 £133,079
2022 £300,355
2023 £104,549

 

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