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Protective Clothing: Trading Standards

Commons · Question 113173 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions on trading standards has the Office for Product Safety and Standards had with the British Safety Industry Federation on Personal Protective Equipment.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 23 Feb 2026

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) regularly discuss Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) matters, including trading standards’ market surveillance of PPE. BSIF and OPSS engage through direc...