Please disclose any incidents trading standards have handled relating to indecent displays and the Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981
| Date | Summary of issue | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 27.11.13 | Rude greeting cards on display in shop | Noted |
| 03.12.13 | Offensive word on t shirt in shop window | Noted |
| 26.11.14 | Advice to police on display of rude greetings cards | Advised not a Trading Standards issue |
| 08.05.15 | Hen party items incl. depictions of erect male genitalia on display in shop | Noted |
| 02.02.18 | Plastic breasts on display in shop | Noted |
| 29.11.18 | Golliwog toy on sale in shop | Noted |
| 07.03.19 | Sex toys on display in shop | Noted |
| 13.06.19 | Golliwog toys on sale in shop | Noted |
| 17.09.19 | Golliwog toys on sale in shop | Complainant signposted to police |
| 14.08.20 | Golliwog fridge magnet on sale in shop | Noted |
| 27.10.20 | Golliwog doll on sale in shop | Noted |
| 05.11.21 | Golliwog doll in shop window | Noted |
This legislation is enforced by the the police not Trading Standards, but members of the public will sometimes report concerns to us. This data relates to the service area of Devon and Somerset to May 2017, then the area of Devon, Somerset and Torbay to April 2021 and thereafter to the service area of Devon, Somerset, Torbay and Plymouth (Heart of the South West Trading Standards). This is due to the reorganisation of trading standards operations over the years.