Education / Agency Links and Advice Leaflets

Please choose from the following links for more information on consumer issues.

Cheshire Constabulary - The official site of the Cheshire Constabulary.
Consumer Direct - The government-funded telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Consumer Direct is funded by the Office of Fair Trading and delivered in partnership with Local Authority Trading Standards Services.
Crimestoppers – report a crime or information ananolymously
Community Safety - Cheshire East's pages on community safety.
Business Innovation and Skills - Formerly Department of Trade and Industry
Doorstoppers - This site contains information to support enforcement staff and organisations working against doorstep crime
Secure Your Home - Burglary is a crime of opportunity - don't give burglars a chance. Follow the Home Office's advice to make your home safer.
Mailing Preference Service - The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) is a free service to enable consumers to have their names and addresses removed from or added to lists used by the industry.
Telephone Preference Service – reduce the number of unwanted telephone calls.
Office of Fair Trading - For more information and copies of the OFT booklet “Your doorstep, your decision” visit the OFT website
Rip-Off Tip-Off - is a website jointly developed by Trading Standards and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). It designed to let you tell us about traders who you think are 'Ripping Off ' the UK public. Tip offs can be made anonymously and your information could help us to stop someone else being "ripped off"
Victim Support – support for victims of Doorstep Crime
Home Watch – support in setting up a scheme