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Trading standards advice for customers and businesses in Dorset.

Our aim is to provide a fair and safe trading environment for the consumers and businesses of Dorset, through education, advice, enforcement, and by working together with our partners.

  • Cows: Link to Animal health and welfareAnimal health and welfare

    We help promote and maintain standards of animal health and welfare. We are responsible for enforcing over 150 acts, orders and regulations.

  • Business people: Link to For BusinessesFor Businesses

    Dorset Trading Standards has a responsibility to enforce a wide range of consumer legislation concerning fair trading, quality, quantity and safety, and to control farm animal welfare and disease. We offer advice and information to help local businesses comply with the law and work to national guidelines known as the Home Authority Principle.

  • Street View, Dorchester: Link to For ConsumersFor Consumers

    We provide advice and information to help you sort out your consumer problems in future. Plus the 'Buy With Confidence' scheme helps you to find good, honest and local businesses, and to avoid the risk of using a rogue trader.

  • iStock - Information logo: Link to About Trading StandardsAbout Trading Standards

    Further information on community events Trading Standards officers are involved in and to learn more about our summary plan and enforcement policy.

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