Guidance

Regulators: professional guidance and tools

Resources for regulators.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Published: 17 April 2019
• Last updated: 30 January 2023 — See all updates

Guidance

Regulators’ Code – 2014

Growth duty – 2017

Primary Authority – 2017

Regulation 765/2008 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance – 2020

EU Regulation 2019/1020 on Market Surveillance and Compliance of Products – 2021

Regulatory delivery

Regulatory delivery model (ODP, 340 KB) – Outline presentation

Core competencies – Guidance, 2016

Local regulation: outcomes and impacts – Toolkit, 2010

OPSS risk lexicon – Guidance, 2021

Product Safety Risk Assessment Methodology (PRISM)

PRISM – Guide, toolkit and further information for GB authorities with responsibility for product safety, 2022

Better Business for All

Better Business for All – Toolkit, 2011-2017

Trading Standards

Product safety – Resources for local regulators

Legal metrology – Resources for local regulators

Regulation of age restricted products and services –- Code of practice, 2013

Published 17 April 2019
Last updated 30 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 30 January 2023

   Link added to the Product Safety Risk Assessment Methodology (PRISM).

2. 17 April 2019

   First published.