Current status: Answered by Hannah Mary Goodlad on 10 June 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what further support it is providing to local authorities to help increase enforcement activity by Trading Standards officers.
Trading standards officers are appointed by local authorities in order to comply with their statutory obligations.
While it is up to each local authority to manage its own day-to-day business, including decisions in relation to the delivery of statutory services locally, Scottish Government retains a strategic interest in the effective delivery of trading standards services across Scotland.
Scottish Ministers have asked Consumer Scotland to develop recommendations that will inform Scottish Government’s continued support for local authorities in delivering effective, well resourced, trading standards services that deliver positive outcomes for people and communities.