Trading standards service standards

All our services are provided in accordance with the Derbyshire County Council Customer Care Charter, which is attached to this page.

We also aim to:

• tell you who is dealing with your enquiry within 3 working days of receipt
• keep you informed of the progress of your enquiry at regular intervals
• let you know the outcome of your enquiry, or tell you the reasons why we cannot progress it
• give a high priority to matters involving safety and other urgent issues
• provide verification of weighing and measuring equipment on request

To ensure satisfaction:

• with your help we will work to improve our services wherever possible
• we would like to hear your views, good or bad, about the service we provide
• if you want to make a comment, compliment or complaint about any of our services, please contact contact us

We cannot:

• close down businesses
• automatically get you a refund or a replacement
• give out information about businesses
• make appointments for all our visits to businesses

Business advice and enquiries policy

Trading Standards has developed a 'Business advice and enquiries policy' which explains the way we work with businesses and describes the circumstances which could lead to your business being contacted by a trading standards officer. The policy is attached to this page.

Consumer advice and enquiries policy

Trading Standards has developed a 'Consumer advice and enquiries policy' which sets out in detail how we deal with consumer enquiries and how we prioritise the work that we do. The policy is attached to this page.