The Officers in our Inspections and Enforcement team visit a range of businesses within Cambridgeshire to ensure that they are complying with their legal obligations.

We would prefer to work with businesses and help them to put things right, rather than find things wrong during an inspection or receive complaints about their business.

Powers of the Trading Standards Service
Many of the statutes allocated to the Trading Standards Service give authorised Officers the power to enter premises, take samples and inspect goods or equipment.

If serious breaches of the law are uncovered, there are also powers to seize goods, equipment or documents.

These powers are used sparingly and only where necessary.