Trading Standards: Labour Turnover
Commons · Question 121918 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has his Department made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation on future recruitment and retention of Trading Standards Officers.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 27 Mar 2026
Trading standards is a statutory local authority function, and councils are responsible for ensuring they are able to discharge their duties. During local government reorganisation, the expectation is staff employed by existing local authorities, such as...