Primary Authority Partnerships

The Primary Authority Partnership scheme is a government-backed initiative available to all businesses, trade associations and similar groups of businesses.

As a Primary Authority, we'll provide partner businesses with tailored regulatory advice on which they can rely.

The benefits of a Primary Authority Partnership are:

• assured advice - the advice given by a Primary Authority is nationally binding and other councils are required to take this into account when carrying out inspections or dealing with non-compliance
• reduced cost of compliance - Primary Authority Partnerships can reduce costs by providing certainty to your business
• simplified regulatory process allowing you to work with a single local authority
• reduced risk of non-compliance
• a single point of contact with a designated officer who gets to know you and your business
• a legal partnership with your regulator including an agreed package of advice and support

If you'd like to find out more about forming a Primary Authority Partnership with Derbyshire Trading Standards Service, email trading.standards@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone: 01629 536142.

The government has further information about the Primary Authority scheme.