British Hallmarking Council
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News story
Touchstone 2025 award winners announced
Winners of the Touchstone Award 2025 for hallmarking enforcement and education announced.
News story
HALO Award 2025 winner announced
Anna McLoughlin Fine Jewellery wins the Hallmarking Awareness and Learning Online (HALO) Award 2025.
Guidance
Hallmarking in the UK: consumer protection
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
Guidance
Hallmarking: how businesses can comply with the law
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Guidance
Trading Standards: enforcement of hallmarking law
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
News story
British Hallmarking Council appoints three new members
The new members will be part of the British Hallmarking Council from January 2025 for a period of three years.
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What we do
We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 UK Assay Offices to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK.
BHC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade.
Documents
Transparency and freedom of information releases
Contact BHC
British Hallmarking Council Secretariat
British Hallmarking Council
c/o Arch Law
Huckletree Floor 2
8 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
United Kingdom
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General enquiries
British Hallmarking Council
c/o Arch Law
Huckletree Floor 2
8 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
United Kingdom
Freedom of Information requests
British Hallmarking Council
c/o Arch Law
Huckletree Floor 2
8 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
United Kingdom
Corporate information
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