TRADING STANDARDS MAGAZINE CTSI HEAD OFFICE: 1 Sylvan Court, Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon SS15 6TH T: 01268 582200 www.tradingstandards.uk September 2015 www.tradingstandards.uk azine t r a d i n g S ta n da r d S m ag CHAIRMAN: Christine Heemskerk Autumn Spending Review: will it be the breaking or making of trading standards? CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Leon Livermore EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Chris Fay Picking uP the Pieces EDITOR: Carina Bailey EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES: TS Today, CPL, 275 Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB5 8JE T: 0345 608 9468 e: tstoday@tsi.org.uk COVER IMAGE: LARRY LILAC / ALAMY GENERAL ADVERTISING: Judith Thurston T: 01268 582221 e: advertising@tsi.org.uk SUBSCRIPTION HOTLINE: T: 01268 582228 e: institute@tsi.org.uk CTSI PRESS OFFICE: T: 01268 888051 e: pressoffice@tsi.org.uk Written, designed and produced by CPL (Cambridge Publishers Ltd). Opinions expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute. ISSN 2056-6433