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Home maintenance and improvements
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1. I would like to know the number of complaints received by the Local Authority’s Trading Standards service relating to Home Maintenance and Improvements; broken down by breach type (Case Codes) : 1) Criminal 2) Civil”. Received between 19/8/2024 – present.
2. Secondly, I would also like to know the number of complaints within the same time period received by the Local Authority’s Trading Standards service relating to Home Maintenance and Improvements that were classified as "Suspected Scam/rogue trader".
AB – Home Maintenance & Repairs: 0
AB21 Fascias: 0
AB24 major renovations;
Criminal: 10
Civil: 13
Suspected Rogue Trader: 5
AB99 other general building work;
Criminal: 8
Civil: 6
Suspected Rogue Trader: 1
AB27 – Paving & driveways;
Criminal: 13
Civil: 7
Suspected Rogue Trader: 7
AB25 roofing;
Criminal: 19
Civil: 13
Suspected Rogue Trader: 12
3. Thirdly, can you also tell me how many Trading Standards officer(s) you have in your authority.
Nine.
4. Fourthly, I also want to know many traders within the home maintenance and improvements sector have been subjected to successful prosecution during the time frame above.
Two cases going through the courts, one case concluded.
