Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 29 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle the sale of counterfeit goods.
The regulation of consumer protection is reserved to the UK Government which includes the work of Trading Standards Scotland.
The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG), which was formally re-launched on 3 March 2025, aims to disrupt counterfeiting and Intellectual Property crime in Scotland. The group brings together law enforcement, government and businesses and focuses on developing best practice and enhancing collective strategies. The work of the group forms a coordinated response to protect Scottish products, businesses and consumers from the threat of counterfeit goods.
The group also supports the aims of the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce to discourage individuals from using the products of serious organised crime.