Primary authority partnership
What we can do for you
Stoke-on-Trent Trading Standards team offers a legally recognised business partnership through the provision of Primary Authority
What is a Primary Authority Partnership
A Primary Authority Partnership is a legally recognised partnership between regulators and a business. As part of this partnership you will be allocated a dedicated Trading Standards officer who will be able to provide you with an agreed tailored package of assured, reliable regulatory advice and officer support so that your business can trade and grow with confidence.
Who can apply for Primary Authority Partnership
A Primary Authority Partnership is available to all businesses, trade associations and similar groups of businesses who require Trading Standards regulatory advice or support.
What can the Primary Authority Partnership include
The partnership is tailored to suit your business needs and can include as many or as few of the elements below as you require.
- Dedicated officer who will get to know your business needs and who will devise a packaged tailored for you
- A single point of contact and coordinator who will liaise and co-ordinate with other local authorities, regulators and enforcement bodies as necessary.
- On-going comprehensive advice and guidance from professionally qualified officers, with regular meetings where required
- Face- face meetings as required
- Assured advice – This means that other regulators, (local authorities) must respect the advice given by the Primary Authority
- Where appropriate, a national inspection plan can be produced, encouraging co-ordinated inspections by local authorities saving time and resources
- Review of business processes and procedures
- Audit of business compliance with specific legislation
- Review of terms and conditions and recommendations concerning unfair terms
- Legislative updates
- Complaints analysis and feedback
- Staff training advice
- Review of marketing before publication
Areas of Legislation that the Partnership can cover
The scope of the partnership is agreed to suit the requirements of each individual business and will be different for each partnership but it can include:
- Age restricted sales
- Explosives licensing
- Agriculture/animal feed
- Fair trading
- Farm animal health
- Food standards
- Metrology (weights and measures)
- Product safety
- Consumer protection - consumer rights
Terms and Conditions
Primary Authority Partnerships will generally be based on the standard terms and conditions developed by Office of Product Safety & Standards, The details specific to each agreement will be outlined in the application and supporting documentation
Why choose us
- A single point of contact for regulatory advice and support.
- A trading standards officer who gets to know your business to provide tailored advice to you.
- On-going quality assured advice and support so your business is always compliant and on the right path, even when legislation changes
- A consistent approach to regulation with an expert opinion valid across England
Pricing
Our scheme is not for profit and we only seek to recover our costs.
Primary Authority Partnership Business Advice Provision
Basic level:
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Year 1: set up + 3 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£343, no VAT |
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Subsequent Years: 3 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£286, no VAT |
Enhanced level:
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Year 1: set up + 10 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£915, no VAT |
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Subsequent Years: 10 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£801, no VAT |
Premium level:
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Year 1: set up + 25 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£1945, no VAT |
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Subsequent Years: 25 hours Primary Authority Activity per year |
£1830.50, no VAT |