London Borough of Enfield

Home Authority and Primary Authority schemes

Home Authority and Primary Authority schemes

If you are a business owner, we can help you ensure that you are operating in a fair and safe environment, and are complying with current legislation.

What we do 

  • Provide free business advice
  • Inspect businesses according to risk
  • Alert business owners when they fail to comply with legislation and guide them on what to do
  • Investigate complaints about businesses
  • Advise retailers about product recalls

If you need to take action because of an inspection or investigation, we will advise you (verbally and in writing) what to do. Non-compliance could lead to formal enforcement action.

To help facilitate your operations, you can have your business enter into either a Home Authority or Primary Authority relationship with the service. 

  1. 1. Home Authority and Primary Authority schemes
  2. 2. Home Authority Principle
  3. 3. How does the Home Authority Principle work?
  4. 4. Apply to have a Home Authority
  5. 5. Primary Authority scheme
  6. 6. External links

Trading Standards and Licensing

Address: PO Box 57
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XH

Email: trading.standards@enfield.gov.uk

Telephone: Businesses enquiries - 020 8379 1000 Consumer enquiries – 01662 626 536

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