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Motion · S4M-05590 · 6 Feb 2013

Protecting Consumers

Lodged by Dave Thompson Members' Business Motion 24 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the Accounts Commission report, Protecting Consumers; understands that the report has found that less than 0.2% of council budgets is spent on consumer protection; notes that it also suggests that trading standards departments have experienced a larger reduction in staff than others and that these services lack national standards and priorities; understands that nearly half of trading standards services may be too small to protect consumers effectively and that urgent action is needed to strengthen consumer protection in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch and across the country, and believes that recent changes in the organisation of trading standards in the UK present COSLA, individual councils and the Scottish Government with the possibility of establishing a strong national system of coordination and allow them to explore a range of options for redesigning trading standards services, including establishing a national service.

Supporters (24)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.