Business GCSE

Trading Standards

What Trading Standards means in Business GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Trading Standards

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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Trading Standards in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.

Reference: OCR

The local government departments that investigate consumer complaints and enforce consumer law.

OCR · Consumer law (study guide)

Topics that use Trading Standards

Consumer law (OCR GCSE)

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Using Trading Standards in the exam

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