2nd January 2024 - Press Release - Make 2024 the year to quit – Stop smoking and good things happen!
With the new year approaching, many people will be considering making a New Year’s resolution. If you are one of England’s 5 million smokers, why not make 2024 your year to quit.
28 December 2023 - Press Release - Dry January 2024 – A break and reset for the body and mind, are you in?
During the festive period and New Year celebrations, many of us across the Partnership will overindulge alcohol. Dry January, a national campaign to improve drinking habits, encourages going alcohol free throughout January.
20 December 2023 - Press Release - Bracknell Forest Council doubles penalty for Fly-Tipping
Today (20th December 2023) Councillor Iskander Jefferies, Executive Member for Culture, Delivery and Public Protection agreed a proposal that will see the fixed penalty for fly-tipping increase from £200 to £400 with effect from the 2nd January 2024.
19th December 2023 - Press Release - Penalty Notices Introduced for Animal Health and Welfare Offences.
New legislation was laid on the 11 December 2023 which introduces the ability to issue penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
18th December 2023 - Press Release - XL bully type dogs will be added to the list of banned breeds from the 31st December 2023.
New rules will come into force at on the 31st of December 2023 which will make it illegal to breed, sell, advertise, exchange, gift, rehome, abandon or allow to stray XL Bully type dogs in England and Wales.
16th December 2023 - Press Release - Trading Standards – Illegal Money Lending – How to spot the signs and what to do if you or someone you know is borrowing money from a Loan Shark
An illegal money lender or Loan Shark as they are commonly known, is someone who lends money without having the authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to do so. They come in all shapes, sizes, ages, ethnic groups, social backgrounds, and genders, and can include a friend of a friend, a neighbour, work colleague or someone who is part of an organised crime group. It is estimated by the England Illegal Money Lending Team that 1.08 million people are using a Loan Shark in England.
11th December 2023 - Press Release - Requirements for Retailers and Distributors of Single Use Vapes
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2013 (as amended) were introduced to reduce the amount of wasted electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) incinerated or sent to landfill sites. Reduction is achieved through various measures which encourage the recovery, reuse and recycling of products and components
08 December 2023 - Press Release - Rogue Traders handed suspended sentences for fraud and consumer protection offences
On the 6th December 2023 at Reading Crown Court two Bournemouth-based traders appeared for sentencing, after pleading guilty at a previous hearing. Daniel Fidler, aged 31 of Fletcher Road, Bournemouth, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for fraud, suspended for 2 years, and ordered to pay £4,000 towards the prosecution’s costs. Also in the dock was Aaron Civil, aged 34 of Grantham Road, Bournemouth, who was sentenced to 9 months imprisonment for consumer protection offences, suspended for 18 months, and penalised with 100 hours of unpaid work requirement plus 20 days of a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
05 December 2023 - Press Release - Successful Waste, Taxi and Road Safety Operation in Bagshot
The Public Protection Partnership undertook a successful operation on the Bagshot Road, Bracknell, with colleagues from Thames Valley Police Roads Policing, The Drivers and Vehicle Standards Agency on the 29 November 2023.
29th November 2023 - Press Release - Builder receives sentence of 40 months imprisonment
Following an investigation by the Shared Trading Standards Service supported by the Joint Case Management Unit, Danny Preece, age 47, a trader residing at Walkers Yard, Eversley Road, Aborfield Cross, entered guilty pleas to one count of Fraud and three counts of Engaging in Unfair Commercial Practice at Reading Crown Court on the 16th October 2023.
