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Trusted Trader Scheme in Aberdeen City - update on the progress - COR/24/241
Meeting: 05/09/2024 - Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee (Item 10)
10 Trusted Trader Scheme in Aberdeen City - update on the progress - COR/24/241 
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Decision:
The Committee resolved:-
to note the contents of the report and the progress made and welcomed the forthcoming launch of the Scheme.
Minutes:
With reference to article 11 of the minute of meeting of 5 September 2023, the Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance (Assurance), which updated Elected Members on the progress made by officers of the Trading Standards Service in establishing the Aberdeen City Trusted Trader Scheme, the plan for which was approved by Committee on 5 September 2023.
The report noted that the scheme was due to be launched during the Scottish Trusted Trader Week scheduled for 1-7 September 2024, organised by the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS) Trader Directory Services (TDS), and coordinated through the Media Team in Aberdeen City Council (ACC). There were 18 city businesses who had been vetted, or were going through the vetting process, which would form the initial tranche of members.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee note the contents of the report and the progress made and welcome the forthcoming launch of the Scheme.
The Committee resolved:-
to approve the recommendation.