Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 121918
Trading Standards: Labour Turnover
Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026
Question
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has his Department made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on future recruitment and retention of Trading Standards Officers.
Answer
Alison McGovern Trading standards is a statutory local authority function, and councils are responsible for ensuring they are able to discharge their duties. During local government reorganisation, the expectation is staff employed by existing local authorities, such as...
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