trading standards

Kitchen fitter jailed for fraud after trading standards investigation
Published 11 July 2019
A fraudster who fitted substandard kitchens and also failed to supply kitchen units that had been paid for, was today sentenced at Teesside Crown Court following a North Yorkshire Trading Standards investigation.
Doorstep criminals targeted in joint operation
Published 12 October 2018
Doorstep criminals taking advantage of vulnerable and elderly victims in North Yorkshire have been targeted in a week of robust enforcement action by trading standards and the police as part of Operation Rogue Trader, a national initiative.
County trials initiative to curb sale of fake goods on social media
Published 7 September 2018
North Yorkshire has provided the trial location for a national initiative that aims to protect consumers and small businesses from the harm caused by the growing trade in fake goods on social media buy-and-sell groups.