Agenda

This report presents the Trading Standards annual report for the year 2017/2018, a requirement of the Trading Standards Consortium Agreement that an annual report is presented to the Joint Advisory Board which includes details of the work undertaken by each borough team during the financial year to which it relates.

This report informs Joint Advisory Board Members of the statutory requirement for Trading Standards to delegate to another authority, the enforcement provisions of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 as amended by the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (the regulations).

This report seeks members comments of an updated Enforcement Policy (the policy) and a set of Service Standards (the standards) as required by the Regulators’ Code. Under Section 22 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, local authorities must have regard to the Regulators’ Code when exercising regulatory functions.

Notice of items to be raised under this heading must be given in writing to the Head of Executive and Member Services (London Borough of Brent) or his representative before the meeting in accordance with the constitutions of both councils.