The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service advises and supports businesses to grow and develop, works to protect consumers and the economy by ensuring legal and honest trading, and offers services to other local authorities. We also support the agriculture industry to ensure good animal health and welfare.
The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is commissioned by Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay councils.
What is on offer
Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service provides a range of services to help you develop your business and comply with regulations. To get you started, on their website you can find free, in-depth self-help guides covering a wide range of common issues. For advice tailored to your business, they offer paid-for services.
Buy with Confidence
Become trading standards approved. Are you a business that customers can trust? Find out more about our approved trader scheme and use our badge of approval to let people know you’re a business consumers can have confidence in.
Buy With Confidence is a scheme through which businesses are vetted by trading standards and, once members, can use the logo to show customers they are ‘Trading Standards Approved’. Tailored trading standards advice is included in the membership.
Devon businesses can extend their Buy With Confidence membership to be part of Made in Devon.
Other useful links
Business Companion: provides information for businesses and individuals that need to know about trading standards and consumer protection legislation.
Swimming Pool Guidance – Main swimming pool safety guidance and a range of downloadable checklists – Swimming Pool Safety Guidance and Appendices
Food standards Agency: provides comprehensive guidance and information for businesses on food related matters.
