Businesses face many different trading requirements from licencing and health &safety requirements
to consumer protection and central taxation requirements such as VAT and PAYE.
Licenses
Most licenses for businesses are administered by the local district authority. Further
information on the licenses you may need to consider can be found by visiting the licencing section
of our website:
Licensing
Trading Standards
Trading Standards is a service that is carried out by Norfolk County Council and
provides advisery services to businesses to create a safe and fair regulatory environment in which consumer
and business interests can flourish. Trading Standards will create and support a culture to enable willing
businesses to comply with trading standards and consumer protection law.
Trading Standards at Norfolk County Council provide business information and advice
services, delivered through its own dedicated website and also the Council Customer Service Centre,
which can be contacted by the following means:
Website:
http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Council_and_democracy/Council_departments/Environment_transport_and_development/Trading_standards_department/index.htm
Telephone:
0844 800 8013
(Opening
hours, Monday to Friday, 0800 - 1800)
Email:
trading.standards@norfolk.gov.uk
Fax:
01603 222999
Address:
Norfolk County Council
Trading
Standards Service
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1
2UD.
Regulatory Advice
Norfolk County Council in partnership with the Norfolk District Councils have developed
a website to help anyone planning to set up a new business to quickly identify which regulations might
apply. The site currently includes information on the following regulatory services:
- Building Control
- Environmental Health
- Licensing
- Planning
- Trading Standards
You can access this website by clicking
on www.superuk.com
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