Trading standards

Ask Cedric

Information for businesses and teaching resources for schools. "Ask CEDRIC" aims to provide consumer educators and teachers with all they need to teach the consumer education related aspects of the Citizenship curriculum. Ask CEDRIC is a free website designed to inform and educate businesses nationally about trading standards issues and legislation.
www.askcedric.org.uk

Business Link

Business Link is an organisation backed by the DTI which has created a website to assist small business owners to find the information they need to make the administration of their company as quick and easy as possible.
www.businesslink.gov.uk

Construction Licensing Executive

To ensure people can find reputable firms to carry out construction work on their homes and avoid rogue traders, this site provides a list of firms that meet strict standards on technical ability, probity and adhere to a strict code of practice.
www.clescotland.co.uk

Consumer Direct

Consumer Direct is a telephone and online advice and information service for consumers in Great Britain.
www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

DEFRA works for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Its remit is the pursuit of sustainable development, weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns.
www.defra.gov.uk

Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
www.hse.gov.uk

National Dairy Farm Assured Scheme

The National Dairy Farm Assured Scheme has been developed to address the concerns of all the interested parties in the milk supply chain. Online you'll find the industry standards and registration forms.
www.ndfas.org.uk

Office of Fair Trading

Credit campaign launched by the Office of Fair Trading aimed at 18-24 year olds.
www.oft.gov.uk

Scottish SPCA

The Scottish SPCA has been caring for and striving to prevent cruelty to Scotland's animals for 166 years. The Society is now established as the country's largest animal welfare charity.
www.scottishspca.org

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Do you know your rights when shopping? Experienced a holiday from hell and didn't know who to complain to? Want to know how to avoid being a scam victim? Confident Consumers has links to a variety of websites that will provide the answers to these questions and many more.
www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/index.html

Trading Standards Institute

Helpful advice for consumers, schools and business on all aspects of consumer law.
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk