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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information. For the purposes of this request, a ‘tradespeople’ refers to any individual providing professional services in skilled trades, such as plumbing, building, electrical work, carpentry, and other related manual or technical services.

1. The number of open investigations that Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards has into tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law.
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
2025: 5

2. The number of times Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards took enforcement action against tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law during the following years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020.
2020: 2
2021: 1
2022: 2
2023: 3
2024: 3
2025: 4

3. The frequency with which breaches of CMA guidance were cited in complaints submitted to Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards concerning tradespeople.
No coding for this to be reported on

4. The number of staff employed by Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
We are a shared service for West Berks and Bracknell and Wokingham there are no figures for this question.

5. The number of staff who have left Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards in 2025 during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021), through each of the following ways (moved roles internally, left Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards voluntarily, made redundant).
We are a shared service for West Berks and Bracknell and Wokingham there are no figures for this question.

6. Budget allocated to Wokingham Borough Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
2020: -
2021/22: 255,534.72
2022/23: 340,000.00
2023/24: 362,220.00
2024/25: 382,210.00
2025/26: 389,850.00