Member

Right now, the Bill proposes that fines collected from rule breakers go to the local authority, but that is often swallowed up by other crucial services such as adult social care. The amendment would make sure that the money from penalties stayed with trading standards so that they could allocate proper resources to the checks needed to protect consumers and maintain compliance. By keeping fines and penalties within local trading standards, the amendment would provide them with a steady source of funding. That would help local authorities to do more checks and investigations, especially on products sold online.