Disclosure Log
Tradespeople (FOI/7127)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 17 February 2026
Dear Requester,
Request FOI/7127
Further to your request received I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
• The number of open investigations that Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards has into tradespeople suspected of breaching consumer protection law.
Currently 15
• The number of times Nottinghamshire County 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.
| Action | |
| 19-20 | 209 |
| 20-21 | 80 |
| 21-22 | 95 |
| 22-23 | 57 |
| 23-24 | 71 |
| 24-25 | 25 |
• The frequency with which breaches of CMA guidance were cited in complaints submitted to Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards concerning tradespeople.
| Amounts | |
| 19-20 | 1362 |
| 20-21 | 1347 |
| 21-22 | 1592 |
| 22-23 | 1452 |
| 23-24 | 1238 |
| 24-25 | 1118 |
• The number of staff employed by Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
2025 - 43.9
2024 – 43.9
2023 – 41.9
2022 – 41.9
2021 – 41.9
• The number of staff who have left Nottinghamshire County 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 Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards voluntarily, made redundant).
No redundancies in these periods
Left voluntarily
2025- 2
2024- 3
2023 -3
2024 – 6
2025 - 2
• Budget allocated to Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards during the previous five years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021).
2025 - £1,215,826
2024 - £1,149,474
2023 - £1,113,840
2022 - £1,037,143
2021 - £944,333
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Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council
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