Is This the End of City's War On Rogue Traders? News Special City Council Axes 12 Full-Time Jobs in Trading Standards Shake-Up News Special City Council Axes 12 Full-Time Jobs in Trading Standards Shake-Up Union's Fears Over Plans to Cut Jobs in Trading Standards

Evening Times › October 06, 2005

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SERVICES aimed at protecting Glasgow consumers from rogue traders and rip-off prices are to be slashed.

In a hard-hitting report, city council consumer and trading standards boss Robert O'Neill says staff are wasting time and money by regularly checking up on some businesses.

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Is This the End of City's War On Rogue Traders? News Special City Council Axes 12 Full-Time Jobs in Trading Standards Shake-Up News Special City Council Axes 12 Full-Time Jobs in Trading Standards Shake-Up Union's Fears Over Plans to Cut Jobs in Trading Standards

And he brands the fact officers visit premises in pairs "inefficient, ineffective and unnecessary".

Today councillors were being asked to approve plans to streamline the service and cut 12 full-time posts in the department resulting in GBP410,000 of savings.

The move has caused fury among staff and union lea...

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