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Trading Standards

Trading Standards protect the interests of consumers and businesses in the West Lothian Council area. They enforce a range of consumer related legislation through inspection of trade premises, testing equipment, sampling goods and investigating complaints.

Contact Details
Telephone - 01506 776410
Fax - 01506 776414
Email - tradingstandards@westlothian.gov.uk
Address - Trading Standards, 5 Inchmuir Road, Whitehill Ind Est, Bathgate, EH48 2EE

 

Service Standards

The overall aim of the Service is to deliver a prompt service, in a courteous manner, leaving the customer better informed than they were at the outset by:

  • Responding to all enquiries within two working days;
  • All staff giving their name when answering the phone and leaving business cards following inspections;
  • All staff including their contact details on emails and other correspondence;
  • Ensuring complaints receive an update no longer than every 28 days;
  • Ensuring all customers receive fair treatment;
  • Responding to internal applications within 10 working days.

Performance

Latest performance information can be found in the Service Plan.

Complaints, Comments and Compliments

If you are unhappy with the service or we have not done something we said we would, please let us know. Problems can arise without our knowledge so we welcome the opportunity to put matters right. We also like to hear when a service is delivered well. In both cases, we value your opinion!

In the first instance we would ask you to follow Financial Management's own complaints procedure . Most problems can be dealt with quickly by people closest to the situation

If you are unhappy with Financial Management's response then you can escalate your complaint through the council's formal procedures by downloading a "Points of View" leaflet.

Date of last update:  23/09/2011

 
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