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		Written answer
	answer has question	r75IzA0d
	answer has answering person	Kevin Paul Hollinrake
	answer text	<p>Local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales are independent from central government and are responsible for determining their resourcing priorities in accordance with the needs of the local electorate.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The majority of Government funding is not ringfenced in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities including those relating to rogue traders.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Business and Trade provides additional funding through the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) to prioritise and coordinate national and regional consumer enforcement in England, Wales and Scotland respectively.</p>
	answer given date	2024-05-16
	answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	written answer has answering body	Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has written answer	Y5sRVwHi
Department for Business and Trade	answering body has answer	Y5sRVwHi
r75IzA0d	question has answer	Y5sRVwHi
Kevin Paul Hollinrake	answering person has answer	Y5sRVwHi