Useful Links to other related sites and services
The Recommended Links
The official trading standards webiste
Go here for more non web related advice, Heath and Safety matters, high-street traders etc.
BBC TV's Watchdog
This is the place to go to check on bigtime con merchants. You are unlikely to ever get a response to an e-mail unless you are part of a majority though.
WEBWATCHDOG If you are shopping outside of the UK, then checkout the WebWatchdog merchant rating system.
NetWatchUK
A service for victims of web fraud.
The Rest
Action 2000
Government led initiative promoting millennium compliance
AEIC
European Agency of Information on Consumer Affairs
ASA
Advertising Standards Authority
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group
Audit Commission
BBC Watchdog On-Line
British Board of Film Classification
BSE Inquiry
BSI
British Standards Institution
Cabinet Office
CEG
Consumers in Europe Group
Charity Commission
CIEH
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
COI
Central Office of Information - carries all Government Press Releases
Committee of Advertising Practice
ASA Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion
Companies House
Consumers' Association
Publishers of 'Which?' Magazine
Consumer Gateway
- DTI Website for Consumers'
Consumer Information in Wales
COSLA
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
CORGI
The Council For Registered Gas Installers
CPS
Crown Prosecution Service
Data Protection Registrar
DETR
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Department of Health
DG XXIV
Directorate General 24 of the European Commission
Directory of UK Quangos
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
ELSPA
- European Leisure Software Publishers Association
Environment Agency
Euro
The Official Government web site for the euro
European Commission Representation in the UK
European Parliament
Multilingual Service
European Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Regulations
European Union
European Young Consumer Competition 1999
FAST
Federation Against Software Theft
FISA
- Finance Industry Standards Association
FSA
Financial Services Authority
GCC
General Chiropractic Council
Government Information Service
UK Government
HM Customs and Excise
HMSO
Her Majesty's Stationery Office - Details of the latest Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments
HSE
Health and Safety Executive
ICSTIS
Independent Committee for the Supervision of Telephone Information Services
INCPEN
Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Insurance Ombudsman
Internet Watch Foundation
UK monitoring organisation
LACOTS
Local Authorities Co-ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards
LGCnet
Local Government Chronicle's on-line information service
Local Authority websites which refer to Trading Standards
Local Government Index
List of Local Government Authorities on-line
MAFF
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
MCPS
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd (music piracy)
MDA
Medical Devices Agency
Mind, Body and Soul
Health Information for School Students
NACAB
National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
National Association of Estate Agents
New Zealand Ministry of Consumer Affairs
NFCG
National Federation of Consumer Groups
NWML
National Weights and Measures Laboratory
OFGAS
Watchdog for the UK Gas Industry
OFLOT
Regulator for the UK National Lottery
OFT Guide to shopping on the Internet
OFT
Office of Fair Trading
OFTEL Advisory Committees
OFTEL
Regulator for the UK Telecoms Industry
OFWAT
Economic Regulator for the Water Industry in England and Wales
OIML
International Organisation of Legal Metrology
Patent Office
Includes the UK Trade Marks Registry
People's Panel
5,000 - strong focus group used by the Government
PROSAFE
Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Euro
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Scottish Consumer Council
Scottish Executive
Scottish Parliament
SEPA
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Single Market and Monetary Union Information
For additional information on the euro, visit the
Official UK Government Website for the euro
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Stationery Office
Books, publications and official documents
STRD
Standards and Technical Regulations Directorate in DTI
TSnet
A private website maintained by a Trading Standards Officer
UKAS
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UK Parliament
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
United States Federal Regulatory Agency
VSC
Video Standards Council
WELMEC
European Co-operation in Legal Metrology
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Consumer Council Education Website
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization