What's the REAL Cost of Beauty?

CTSI's new campaign warns consumers about the terrifying dangers of using illegal and unsafe cosmetic products. Click here for more.

CTSI partners with CIEH for Conference

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will be joining CTSI's Annual Conference 2024 on day 2 and 3 - at The Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Click here for more.

New clampdown on Fake Online Reviews

CTSI welcomes proposed strengthening of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill that promises to protect UK consumers from the scourge of fake online shopping reviews: "A positive step in the right direction".

CTSI's Manifesto 2024

CTSI outlines the policies it wants the Next UK Government to focus on - including more funding for Trading Standards Services, better consumer education and protection, and measures to help businesses prosper and grow.

Apprenticeships in Trading Standards

CTSI is very happy to support Trading Standards Apprenticeships, as an alternative route to progression in this exciting sector. Visit our Apprenticeships Hub.

UK Product Safety Certification

Are you responsible for the design, manufacture or distribution of consumer products? Or part of the supply chain? Our new Business Certificate of Competence in Product Safety (BCCPS) qualification may be for you - find out more.

Local Authority Funding Proposals

CTSI issues strong warning to Central Government that further cuts to vital Trading Standards Services will increase risks to local communities.

Welcome to CTSI

Founded in 1881 (as the 'Incorporated Society of Inspectors of Weights and Measures'), today's Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is one of the world’s longest-established organisations dedicated to the field of Trading Standards and Consumer Protection. After more than 140 years of progress, we remain immensely proud of our close association with the Trading Standards profession and the vital work it continues to do – promoting fair business practices, tackling rogue traders and, ultimately, protecting UK consumers. To keep up-to-date with CTSI's work, you can register to the CTSI channel on WiredGov or follow us on X (previously Twitter), Facebook or LinkedIn.

Our CTSI Community

The Trading Standards profession is comprised of a diverse range of individuals, drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences - all dedicated to serving the countless communities that, together, help make the UK the modern, vibrant and welcoming place it is today.

Celebrate... Passover

22nd-30th April 2024 : Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday and is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th to 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan.

Say Hello to... Hackney Trading Standards

Meeting the Trading Standards and Regulatory Services team, with Councillor Susan Fajana-Thomas, yesterday in Hackney, East London (pictured outside Hackney Town Hall).