FOI request (FOIR-741981848)

Home maintenance and improvements

Requested Wed 20 August 2025
Responded Wed 20 August 2025

I would like to know the number of complaints received by the Local Authority’s Trading Standards service relating to Home Maintenance and Improvements, broken down by breach type (Case Codes) 1) Criminal, 2) Civil”, received between 19/8/2024 – present.

Secondly, I would also like to know the number of complaints within the same time period received by the Local Authority’s Trading Standards service relating to Home Maintenance and Improvements that were classified as 'Suspected Scam/rogue trader'.

Thirdly, can you also tell me how many Trading Standards officer(s) you have in your authority.

Fourthly, I also want to know many traders within the home maintenance and improvements sector have been subjected to successful prosecution during the time frame above.

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Response

Information not held.

Trading Standards is the responsibility of East Sussex County Council, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk