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Thomas visits Trading Standards team

The Consumer Minister Gareth Thomas visited Brent and Harrow Trading Standards Service on Thursday 27th September. The Minister was keen to see at first hand how a trading standards team operates.

Mr Thomas was taken on a tour of the team’s offices, laboratories and evidence rooms and took the opportunity to speak with front line staff, the Director of Trading Standards and other senior officers from Brent & Harrow Councils.

Gareth Thomas said:

Trading Standards officers around the country do a fantastic job protecting consumers and businesses. Teams like the one I met today are crucial to ensuring that we have a safe and secure trading environment in the UK.

The Minister took up his new post at the end of June as part of the machinery of government changes made by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown - so is visiting a variety of key stakeholders over the coming months to learn more about their work.