Trading Standards Prosecutions
Trading Standards is a UK local authority service that protects consumers and businesses by ensuring fair and safe trading. Officers investigate and enforce a wide range of laws related to consumer protection, product safety, business practices, and fraud
Typical Outcomes of Prosecutions
- Fines ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds
- Suspended or actual prison sentences
- Community service or unpaid work orders
- Confiscation of assets under proceeds of crime laws
- Business closure or license revocation
Examples of Recent Trading Standards Prosecutions
- Asda fined £640,000 for selling 115 out-of-date food items in Cardiff stores (2025).
- A trader in West Yorkshire jailed for 4 years for scams involving fake resin driveways targeting elderly victims.
- Multiple prosecutions against illegal tobacco sales in Wales and Oxfordshire, with sentences including suspended jail and hefty fines.
- Businesses fined and shut down for selling counterfeit vape products and illegal tobacco.
- Prosecution of counterfeit clothing rings with multi-million pound confiscations.
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