OPSS Support for LAs Resources
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A recording and slides from OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing for Local Authorities hosted on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at 4pm. Topics presented included:
Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes
Fire Safety of Domestic Upholstered Furniture
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill update
Wider OPSS and DBT Updates
Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes
Fire Safety of Domestic Upholstered Furniture
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill update
Wider OPSS and DBT Updates
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 24 January 2025
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing - reminder
Product Safety: Ongoing review of the Fire Safety of domestic upholstered furniture; request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing - reminder
Product Safety: Ongoing review of the Fire Safety of domestic upholstered furniture; request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 17 January 2025
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 10 January 2025
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey; change to Submit Cosmetic Product Notification (SCPN) log in; sharing further data on the e-bikes project
Primary Authority: Update on partnerships within Tobacco Industry; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Request to complete Trading Standards – Regulator Toolkit survey; change to Submit Cosmetic Product Notification (SCPN) log in; sharing further data on the e-bikes project
Primary Authority: Update on partnerships within Tobacco Industry; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 20 December 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Important Update: Christmas opening hours
Product Safety: Updated resources for Buy Safe Be Safe campaign; EU Safety Reporting update; UK Health Security Agency Laser product information sheet; Designated Standards Divergence table; Divergence Tracker – Implemented EU measures table
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Important Update: Christmas opening hours
Product Safety: Updated resources for Buy Safe Be Safe campaign; EU Safety Reporting update; UK Health Security Agency Laser product information sheet; Designated Standards Divergence table; Divergence Tracker – Implemented EU measures table
Dates to note
- Head of service
PRODUCT SAFETY
E-bikes – publication of statutory guidelines for businesses
PRIMARY AUTHORITY
PAR4 User Research Volunteers
E-bikes – publication of statutory guidelines for businesses
PRIMARY AUTHORITY
PAR4 User Research Volunteers
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bikes – Secretary of State publication of statutory guidelines for businesses
Primary Authority: PA register user research volunteers; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Request for Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training feedback
Dates to note
Product Safety: E-bikes – Secretary of State publication of statutory guidelines for businesses
Primary Authority: PA register user research volunteers; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Request for Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training feedback
Dates to note
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Guidance on General Product Safety legislation for Northern Ireland; Freedom of Information request – data release
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority.
Wider Updates: Request for feedback on Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training; OPSS Horizon Scan 1.0.
Dates to note
Product Safety: Guidance on General Product Safety legislation for Northern Ireland; Freedom of Information request – data release
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority.
Wider Updates: Request for feedback on Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training; OPSS Horizon Scan 1.0.
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 29 November 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity closes Friday 6 December
Primary Authority: Proposed changes to the statutory guidance – extended deadline; Businesses Seeking Primary Authority
Wider updates: Request for feedback on Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity closes Friday 6 December
Primary Authority: Proposed changes to the statutory guidance – extended deadline; Businesses Seeking Primary Authority
Wider updates: Request for feedback on Product Safety, Construction Products and Legal Metrology training
Dates to note
- Head of service
Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 29 November 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike / e-scooter fire – consumer safety campaign; Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike / e-scooter fire – consumer safety campaign; Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 22 November 2024
This email contains information on the following:
OPSS update: Publication of OPSS delivery report 2023-24
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority – reminder of opportunities previously included
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
OPSS update: Publication of OPSS delivery report 2023-24
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority – reminder of opportunities previously included
Dates to note
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to Expression of Interest form; changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to Expression of Interest form; changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 15 November 2024.
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to Expression of Interest form; changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority – reminder of opportunities previously included
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to Expression of Interest form; changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority – reminder of opportunities previously included
Dates to note
- Head of service
Product Safety: Product Safety Review – summary of responses published; consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Primary Authority – businesses seeking opportunities
Wider updates: Publication of latest wave of OPSS research on consumer attitudes; free-to-attend training
Dates to note
Primary Authority: Primary Authority – businesses seeking opportunities
Wider updates: Publication of latest wave of OPSS research on consumer attitudes; free-to-attend training
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 01 November 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Online Training Opportunities, Business Seeking Primary Authority – New Opportunities
Wider Updates: Local Authority Training Opportunities
Dates to note: training available in November
This email contains information on the following:
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Online Training Opportunities, Business Seeking Primary Authority – New Opportunities
Wider Updates: Local Authority Training Opportunities
Dates to note: training available in November
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to local authorities sent on 25 October 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooters campaigns
Primary Authority: Primary Authority online training opportunities; changes
to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Construction Products in-person training
opportunities
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooters campaigns
Primary Authority: Primary Authority online training opportunities; changes
to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Construction Products in-person training
opportunities
Dates to note
- Head of service
Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 25 October 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooters safety campaign
Primary Authority: Primary Authority online training opportunities; changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: E-bike and e-scooters safety campaign
Primary Authority: Primary Authority online training opportunities; changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to local authorities sent on 18 October 2024
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Fireworks campaign media assets; OPSS advises consumers on banned chemical
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Fireworks campaign media assets; OPSS advises consumers on banned chemical
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Primary Authority: Regulators’ Companion resource updates; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Local Authority training opportunities
Dates to note
Wider Updates: Local Authority training opportunities
Dates to note
- Head of service
A recording and slides from OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing for Local Authorities hosted on Tuesday 8 October at 4pm.
- Local authority
This email contains information on the following:
Reminder: OPSS Quarterly Live Briefing Tuesday 8 October
Product Safety: Final set of e-bike and e-scooter returns to be submitted; BSI consultation of PAS 7055:2025 button and coin batteries; PRISM and PSD toolkit
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register accessibility survey; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Introduction to Construction Webinar
Dates to note
Reminder: OPSS Quarterly Live Briefing Tuesday 8 October
Product Safety: Final set of e-bike and e-scooter returns to be submitted; BSI consultation of PAS 7055:2025 button and coin batteries; PRISM and PSD toolkit
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register accessibility survey; businesses seeking Primary Authority
Construction Products: Introduction to Construction Webinar
Dates to note
- Head of service