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CONTACTS - NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS If you are a trading standards professional or a government department please email nationaltradingstandards@actso.org.uk or contact the National Trading Standards Programme Office on 0345 608 9515. Alternatively, you can write to National Trading Standards,1 Sylvan Court, Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex SS156TH.
TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens RISE IN MODERN SLAVERY IN FRAUD AND SCAMS The numbers are thought to be growing, while referrals of potential victims of modern slavery increased by 36% in 2018 compared with the year before – a rise of more than 80% since 2016. 1. Meanwhile, financial losses from fraud soared by 32% between April and September 2018, and the use of modern slavery is increasingly being seen bytrading
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. On 25 September George Michael Burbidge of Giffard Park, Milton Keynes and David Paul Sperring of Welcombe Grove, Solihull, whowere
WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
CONTACTS - NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS If you are a trading standards professional or a government department please email nationaltradingstandards@actso.org.uk or contact the National Trading Standards Programme Office on 0345 608 9515. Alternatively, you can write to National Trading Standards,1 Sylvan Court, Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, Essex SS156TH.
TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens RISE IN MODERN SLAVERY IN FRAUD AND SCAMS The numbers are thought to be growing, while referrals of potential victims of modern slavery increased by 36% in 2018 compared with the year before – a rise of more than 80% since 2016. 1. Meanwhile, financial losses from fraud soared by 32% between April and September 2018, and the use of modern slavery is increasingly being seen bytrading
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. On 25 September George Michael Burbidge of Giffard Park, Milton Keynes and David Paul Sperring of Welcombe Grove, Solihull, whowere
TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. PRISON SENTENCE FOR COUNCIL TAX SCAMMER Prison sentence for council tax scammer. A criminal who ran a council tax scam across the North West has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following a recent hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (22 May). Irfan Zafar and his partners Rizwan Zafar and Nadeem Shariff pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud on 4 March 2020 after NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive RISE IN MODERN SLAVERY IN FRAUD AND SCAMS The numbers are thought to be growing, while referrals of potential victims of modern slavery increased by 36% in 2018 compared with the year before – a rise of more than 80% since 2016. 1. Meanwhile, financial losses from fraud soared by 32% between April and September 2018, and the use of modern slavery is increasingly being seen bytrading
WWW.NATIONALTRADINGSTANDARDS.UK www.nationaltradingstandards.uk FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. MAN CONVICTED AFTER FULFILLMENT HOUSE INVESTIGATION Man convicted after fulfillment house investigation 14th September 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Thousands of dangerous and unsafe electrical products including children’s tablets and nail UV lamps have been seized after a trading standards investigation in Swansea. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
RISE IN TELEPHONE SCAMS PREDICTED AS LOCKDOWN EASES Rise in telephone scams predicted as lockdown eases 8th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. As COVID-19 lockdown measures start to ease, National Trading Standards is predicting a rise in scam telephone calls as illegitimate call centres around the world get back to work. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. PRISON SENTENCE FOR COUNCIL TAX SCAMMER Prison sentence for council tax scammer 22nd May 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A criminal who ran a council tax scam across the North West has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following a recent hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (22 May). NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. WWW.NATIONALTRADINGSTANDARDS.UK www.nationaltradingstandards.uk DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system MAN CONVICTED AFTER FULFILLMENT HOUSE INVESTIGATION Man convicted after fulfillment house investigation 14th September 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Thousands of dangerous and unsafe electrical products including children’s tablets and nail UV lamps have been seized after a trading standards investigation in Swansea. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system TRIO SENTENCED TO MORE THAN NINE YEARS FOR HOME Trio sentenced to more than nine years for home improvement scam 26th August 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three scammers have been sentenced to a combined total of 9 ¼ years (111 months) at Birmingham Crown Court today (26 August 2020) for their part in running a fraudulent home improvement company in Stourport on Severn,Worcestershire.
RISE IN TELEPHONE SCAMS PREDICTED AS LOCKDOWN EASES Rise in telephone scams predicted as lockdown eases 8th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. As COVID-19 lockdown measures start to ease, National Trading Standards is predicting a rise in scam telephone calls as illegitimate call centres around the world get back to work. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. PRISON SENTENCE FOR COUNCIL TAX SCAMMER Prison sentence for council tax scammer 22nd May 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A criminal who ran a council tax scam across the North West has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following a recent hearing at Liverpool Crown Court (22 May). NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. WWW.NATIONALTRADINGSTANDARDS.UK www.nationaltradingstandards.uk DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system MAN CONVICTED AFTER FULFILLMENT HOUSE INVESTIGATION Man convicted after fulfillment house investigation 14th September 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Thousands of dangerous and unsafe electrical products including children’s tablets and nail UV lamps have been seized after a trading standards investigation in Swansea. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. COUPLE SENTENCED FOR ONLINE PLUMBING SCAM Couple Sentenced for Online Plumbing Scam. A couple who ran an online plumbing services scam have each been sentenced to six months imprisonment (suspended for 12 months) and ordered to carry out 80 hours unpaid work. The sentences, handed down on 10 June 2020, follow a hearing at Harrow Crown Court on 10 January 2020, where the pairpleaded
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. RISE IN MODERN SLAVERY IN FRAUD AND SCAMS The numbers are thought to be growing, while referrals of potential victims of modern slavery increased by 36% in 2018 compared with the year before – a rise of more than 80% since 2016. 1. Meanwhile, financial losses from fraud soared by 32% between April and September 2018, and the use of modern slavery is increasingly being seen bytrading
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. GOVERNMENT HELPS DEMENTIA SUFFERERS IN FIGHT AGAINST Government helps dementia sufferers in fight against nuisance calls 6th April 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to give elderly and vulnerable people hi-tech devices to block nuisance calls. CRIMINALS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOLLOWING MULTI-MILLION Criminals Sentenced To 15 Years Following Multi-Million Pound Advertising Fraud 28th October 2016 • Posted in News Articles. A managing director and four co-directors of a Derby-based company have today (Friday 28 October) been sentenced to a total of 15 and half years at Nottingham Crown Court for their part in a multi-million pound fraud involving the mis-selling of advertising space to WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. COUPLE SENTENCED FOR ONLINE PLUMBING SCAM Couple Sentenced for Online Plumbing Scam. A couple who ran an online plumbing services scam have each been sentenced to six months imprisonment (suspended for 12 months) and ordered to carry out 80 hours unpaid work. The sentences, handed down on 10 June 2020, follow a hearing at Harrow Crown Court on 10 January 2020, where the pairpleaded
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. RISE IN MODERN SLAVERY IN FRAUD AND SCAMS The numbers are thought to be growing, while referrals of potential victims of modern slavery increased by 36% in 2018 compared with the year before – a rise of more than 80% since 2016. 1. Meanwhile, financial losses from fraud soared by 32% between April and September 2018, and the use of modern slavery is increasingly being seen bytrading
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. RETAILERS MUST DO MORE ON KNIFE SALES Retailers must do more on knife sales 15th March 2019 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is calling on retailers to do more to prevent knife crime after interim findings from a new programme of test purchasing revealed many were selling DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. GOVERNMENT HELPS DEMENTIA SUFFERERS IN FIGHT AGAINST Government helps dementia sufferers in fight against nuisance calls 6th April 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to give elderly and vulnerable people hi-tech devices to block nuisance calls. CRIMINALS SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOLLOWING MULTI-MILLION Criminals Sentenced To 15 Years Following Multi-Million Pound Advertising Fraud 28th October 2016 • Posted in News Articles. A managing director and four co-directors of a Derby-based company have today (Friday 28 October) been sentenced to a total of 15 and half years at Nottingham Crown Court for their part in a multi-million pound fraud involving the mis-selling of advertising space to WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS SCAMS TEAM The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team helps tackle mass marketing scams and disrupts the operations of perpetrators behind mail scams. It works in partnership with agencies across the country to identify and support victims of mass marketing fraud. The team provides guidance, best practice and establishes a centre ofexcellence to
FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS REGIONAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team seize thousands of counterfeit and unsafe goods 18th January 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A joint operation between the National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team Central England, Birmingham Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and partners including the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), the National Markets GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system GOVERNMENT HELPS DEMENTIA SUFFERERS IN FIGHT AGAINST Government helps dementia sufferers in fight against nuisance calls 6th April 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to give elderly and vulnerable people hi-tech devices to block nuisance calls. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects in England and Wales. We also act as a safety net for consumers by ensuring that products entering the UK and the food chain are safe. We fund national teams that are hosted within local authorities. These include theeCrime
HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed. 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. Between 2017 and 2019 John Mills, aged 50, repeatedly used aggressive FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches. 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales that misled consumers. The fines were handed down at Leeds Magistrates Court on 30 April 2019 after the company entered guilty pleas relatingto six
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. ABOUT NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS About National Trading Standards. National Trading Standards is responsible for gathering important intelligence from around the country to combat rogue traders and tackle a number of priorities. These priorities currently include mass marketing and internet scams to other enforcement issues that go beyond local authority boundaries. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS SCAMS TEAM The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team helps tackle mass marketing scams and disrupts the operations of perpetrators behind mail scams. It works in partnership with agencies across the country to identify and support victims of mass marketing fraud. The team provides guidance, best practice and establishes a centre ofexcellence to
FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. Between 1,800 and 2,000 call blockers are being provided on a first come, first served basis by the National Trading Standards Scams Team. Local authorities and care providers are expected to apply on behalf ofvictims
GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS REGIONAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team seize thousands of counterfeit and unsafe goods 18th January 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A joint operation between the National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team Central England, Birmingham Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and partners including the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), the National Markets DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. ROYAL MAIL AND TRADING STANDARDS LAUNCH NEW JOINT Royal Mail and Trading Standards Launch New Joint Initiative to Tackle Scam Mail 22nd September 2014 • Posted in News Articles. Royal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
CONTACTS - NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS To find your local trading standards office. If you would like to contact your local authority trading standards service, please enter your postcode on the "Find my Council" page of the .gov web site to find a Trading Standards office near you. HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales thatmisled consumers.
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. WELCOME TO NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDSHOMEWHAT WE DOWORK AREASDOCUMENTSOUR PRIORITIESNEWS Protecting Consumers & Safeguarding Businesses - National Trading Standards. Our vision is to protect consumers and safeguard businesses through cross-boundary intelligence-led enforcement projects inEngland and Wales.
CONTACTS - NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS To find your local trading standards office. If you would like to contact your local authority trading standards service, please enter your postcode on the "Find my Council" page of the .gov web site to find a Trading Standards office near you. HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. NORTH EAST FISH FRAUDSTER JAILED North East fish fraudster jailed 30th October 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A mobile fish seller who defrauded vulnerable households out of £100,000 has been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court to 60 months in prison, reduced to 40 months for an early guilty plea. FATHER AND DAUGHTER SENTENCED TO 46 MONTHS FOR TIMESHARE Father and daughter sentenced to 46 months for timeshare ‘leisure credit’ scam 21st March 2019 • Posted in News Articles Following an investigation by the National Trading Standards Regional Investigation Team Central England, Dominic O’Reilly (55) of Costa Adeje, Tenerife was sentenced to a total of 28 months imprisonment and his step-daughter, Stephanie O’Reilly (30) of Dickens FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. PASSPORT SERVICE WEBSITE OPERATOR SENTENCED Passport service website operator sentenced 2nd August 2018 • Posted in News Articles. A man who operated websites which conned consumers out of £1.6m has been handed a one year suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay £200,000 within 28 days at Leeds Crown Court today. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. CAR DEALERSHIP FINED £50K FOR CONSUMER BREACHES Car Dealership Fined £50k For Consumer Breaches 9th May 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A second-hand car dealer based in Keighley has been ordered to pay £53,567 for secondhand vehicle sales thatmisled consumers.
DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. HUSBAND AND WIFE SENTENCED FOR DRIVING SCHOOL SCAM Husband and wife sentenced for driving school scam 24th July 2020 • Posted in News Articles. A couple who mis-sold driving lessons to thousands of learner drivers across the country have been sentenced to 46 weeks’ custody, suspended for two years, at Leeds Crown Court today (Friday 24th July) after pleading guilty to breaching the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. TRIO FOUND GUILTY OF HOME IMPROVEMENT SCAM Trio found guilty of home improvement scam 31st January 2020 • Posted in News Articles. Three individuals and a company have been found guilty of 34 offences for conning people into paying for overpriced, ineffective or unnecessary home improvement work and taking payment for work that was never even started. IMPROVING MATERIAL INFORMATION ON PROPERTY LISTINGS Improving material information on property listings 20th April 2021 • Posted in News Articles. National Trading Standards is launching a new programme with input from property portals and industry groups to make it as easy as possible for estate and letting agents to provide basic essential material information. SEARCH THE PROPERTY AGENT REGISTER About the Property Agent Register. Estate and Letting agents must register with one of 2 approved independent redress schemes, to resolve disputes between agents and consumers. FREE CALL BLOCKERS FOR VICTIMS OF SCAM AND NUISANCE PHONE Free call blockers for victims of scam and nuisance phone calls 15th October 2019 • Posted in News Articles. Free call blockers are being made available to people who believe they are being targeted with scam and nuisance phone calls. NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS SCAMS TEAM National Trading Standards Scams Team. The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team helps tackle mass marketing scams and disrupts the operations of perpetrators behind mail scams. NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS REGIONAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team seize thousands of counterfeit and unsafe goods 18th January 2019 • Posted in News Articles. A joint operation between the National Trading Standards Regional Investigations Team Central England, Birmingham Trading Standards, West Midlands Police and partners including the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG), the National Markets DIRECTORS JAILED FOR £300K PLUS CLAIMS SCAM Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam 20th December 2017 • Posted in News Articles. TWO company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels. GUIDANCE ON TRANSPARENCY OF FEES INVOLVING PROPERTY … Page 4 of 14 Disclosure should be made in writing, to a seller as part of standard terms and conditions and to buyers by being incorporated into or annexed with the property particulars before any ancillary services are promoted. GOVERNMENT HELPS DEMENTIA SUFFERERS IN FIGHT AGAINST Government helps dementia sufferers in fight against nuisance calls 6th April 2017 • Posted in News Articles. Prime Minister Theresa May announces plan to give elderly and vulnerable people hi-tech devices to block nuisance calls.* _Search_
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