The Chartered Institute for Trading Standards provides advice and guidance in the following areas.
- underage sales
 - business information
 - consumer contracts (on and off trade premises)
 - fair trading
 - pricing
 - distance selling including online and mail order
 - food
 - product safety
 - weights and measures
 
This guidance can be found in the Business Companion and ranges from basic ‘getting started’ advice to more in-depth guides which go into greater detail about specific legal requirements.
For further advice:
- contact Citizens Advice
 - email tradingstandards@wirral.gov.uk