Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103568

Trading Standards: Suffolk Coastal

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk 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 Jones
Trading 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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