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s_b
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17675033

please read
i see it as a watering down

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  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    edited 11 April 2012 at 1:55PM
    It probably is. This government's policy is to do everything it can to help corporations, and nothing to help individuals. For example, the proposed weakening of employment law. Money talks innit.

    As an aside, I couldn't see it mentioned in this article, but I did hear on the radio the other day that Trading Standards were going to lose their right to do unscheduled visits. I suspect it's part of this legislation. Basically, they'll have to give notice now meaning that rogue traders will easily be able to get their houses in order first.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • mo786uk
    mo786uk Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    IMO there hsould be a national CONSUMER PROTECTION SERVICE or NATIONAL TRADING STANDARDS AGENCY which should so ALL advice to consuemrs and businesses and all enforcement - but that would be too easy (but to be fair near impossible to implement in reality).

    The bottom line is Consumer protection is under funded, bumping some of it off to an already struggling CAB doesn't help IMO.

    I have also noted the CAB can be quite political - Consumer Direct was not -it had a very simple job. As part of a bigger CAB it will be interesting to see how they behave.
  • s_b
    s_b Posts: 4,464 Forumite
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    good points guys and i totally a agree
    im a bit shocked theres not more posts on the subject though
    nay amazed really
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    edited 11 April 2012 at 9:08PM
    s_b wrote: »
    ...im a bit shocked theres not more posts on the subject though
    nay amazed really
    Well there is a 'competing' thread...

    MSE News: Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus

    And a MSE News item...

    Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus
  • s_b
    s_b Posts: 4,464 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    wealdroam wrote: »
    Well there is a 'competing' thread...

    MSE News: Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus

    And a MSE News item...

    Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus

    thanks
    obviously missed by most people though including me even though i broke the news
    there really should be a link in this section though
  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    Hi all,

    I'll close this thread since there is an official MSE News thread here...

    MSE News: Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus
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