Trading Standards

  • Air conditioning inspection reports

    Please can you provide me with information you hold on the investigation and enforcement of the requirements relating to air conditioning inspection reports for each of the past 5 years for Plymouth, Torbay and each district in Devon (separately) including … Continue reading →

  • Decapod and Cephalopod Welfare

    1. How many decapods and cephalopods have been transported per year in Devon County Council (DCC) since 2006? DCC do not hold this information 2. How many times have allegations, relating to decapods and cephalopods, been reported to DCC which … Continue reading →

  • Animal Welfare Staff

    1.What type of council is Devon County Council? Devon County Council is a Upper Tier Local Authority. It houses the Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service which enforces Animal Health and Welfare Legislation on behalf of Somerset County … Continue reading →

  • Trading Standards Officers and Animal Welfare

    1.How many Trading Standards Officers in your Local Authority, by full-time equivalent (FTE), in each of the following years: 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2018,2019,2020,2021? Devon County Council (DCC) Trading Standards Service 2007-13 2007 – 37.90  (plus 3 Animal Health Officers ) 2008  –  39.90 … Continue reading →

  • Repair and Maintenance, complaints and prosecutions

    The questions relate to investigations and enforcement activities against rogue general firms and sole traders in the repair, maintenance and improvement sector, undertaken by the council and/or its Trading Standards department. These complaints, investigations and prosecutions could be for reports … Continue reading →

  • Face coverings and masks

    1. Is it true that anyone can set up a business in the UK to make or sell face coverings, without any prior requirement to demonstrate experience or knowledge of textiles or product safety laws to an independent body? If … Continue reading →

  • Beckland Farm Complaints

    (1) All complaints (anonymised if necessary) in relation to animal welfare and environmental pollution at Parkhams Farm Ltd, specifically Beckland Farm, North Devon Please refer to Beckland Complaint document (2) The number of complaints in relation to animal welfare and … Continue reading →

  • Cautionary Contacts list’ (CCL)

    Provide details of the council’s ‘cautionary contacts list’ (CCL) or similar database. A CCL is a system or register which lists potentially aggressive or abusive customers or members of the public, in an effort to protect council staff from potentially … Continue reading →