Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103568
Trading Standards: Suffolk Coastal
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026
Question
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour — Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local police forces to tackle illegal traders on high streets across Suffolk Coastal.
Answer
Sarah JonesTrading Standards services are provided by local authorities who operate independently from central government. It is for those local teams to work together with local partners, including operationally independent police forces, to decide how they can wor...
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