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ACTSO Infographic - The Impacts and Outcomes of Local Trading Standards Services in Wales 2022/23.pdf - Apr-2024
This document provides a snapshot of the key findings from this year’s assessment and demonstrates Trading Standards’ continued value in focusing support on protecting and supporting the most vulnerable and local businesses through very difficult times.
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ACTSO Report - The Impacts and Outcomes of Local Trading Standards Services in Wales 2022/23.pdf - Apr-2024
The purpose of this report is to highlight the collective impact of Trading Standards Services in Wales 2022/23
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WLGA Guidance - The Prohibition on Disposal of Food Waste to Sewer (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Order 2023.pdf - Mar-2024
This guidance is aimed at businesses that prepare and serve food, waste collection and disposal businesses and local authorities (councils) in Wales.
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Template notices - The Prohibition on Disposal of Food Waste to Sewer (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Order 2023.docx - Mar-2024
The template notices accompany the WLGA guidance document.
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DPPW Report - Public Protection Services in Wales - Building for the Future.pdf - Nov-2021
Public Protection Services underpin so many of the norms evident in a modern society. To sustain these services requires co-ordination, funding and a viable framework that can deal with the existing tasks, and the inevitable challenges to come. This report sets out the PPW desire to achieve these goals and to continue to place public protection and public health centre stage.
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Trading Standards at Your Council - A Member's Handbook 2018 (WHoTS).pdf - Nov-2018
The Handbook has been produced by the Wales Heads of Trading Standards (WHOTS) to help local Council Members understand the key role of their Trading Standards service.
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WLGA Guidance - The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (Wales) Regulations 2018.pdf - Apr-2018
This guidance document is issued by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) on behalf of local government in Wales and concerns enforcement of the ban on 'microbeads', which was introduced on 30 June 2018 and includes the manufacture, sale and offer to supply.
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Safe Food for Wales, Safe Food from Wales - The Future of Food Law Enforcement in Wales.pdf - Nov-2016
Local Government calls for an independent food body for Wales, replacing the current arrangements delivered by the Food Standards Agency in London. Proposals outlined in the supporting document includes a Wales specific approach to future food and feed law regulation combined with a new strategic approach to food policy in Wales that protects and promotes the health of the nation, encompassing food safety, standards (including allergens and labelling), food fraud, animal feed, nutrition, and obesity.
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Leaflet on Planning a Muslim Burial.pdf - Oct-2014
This leaflet offers practical advice about the services and facilities which those planning a Muslim burial can expect to find from Welsh burial authorities. Prepared by Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Association and endorsed by the Faith Communities Forum.