Trading Standards

Our regulatory services form part of a National network intended to ensure a fair, safe and just market place for the protection of consumers and honest businesses.

We aim to ensure that the service is run with efficiency and care.  We set ourselves targets for dealing with service requests and these are monitored regularly.

To meet this aim and to support businesses in the Wigan Council area we will provide comprehensive, easily accessible and relevant advice which will enable you to meet your legal obligations and help us to:

• disrupt traders operating in the informal economy
• prevent harm to children and nuisance caused by illegal sales of restricted products
• prevent people becoming victims of commercial crime in their own homes
• assist local consumers and to equip them to be more informed and confident consumers
• advise local businesses to help them to suceed fairly and legally.
• prevent unsafe goods from entering the market
• ensure quality food standards and accurate labelling for local consumers.

Have your say

As part of our goal to continually improve the service that we provide we are always interested to find out what people think of our service and whether we are concentrating our resources on what you, the community, would like.  If you have any comments to make or would like to send your opinions as to what should be our priorities, then please send your comments to us - by post, telephone, fax or through the email link below.

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