OPSS Support for LAs Resources
This page provides links to guidance, toolkits and other resources.
Heads of Service email sent on 25 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Product safety
Chief Fire Officers email sent on 17 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
- Product safety
Heads of Service email sent on 17 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 10 July 2025.
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 3 July 2025.
- Head of service
- Measuring Equipment
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 26 June 2025.
- Construction products
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 19 June 2025. This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunities reminder
Primary Authority: Business seeking primary authority
Construction Products: InstallerSHOW 2025 Birmingham
Wider Updates: Legal Metrology and Product Safety Training Programme
Dates to note
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunities reminder
Primary Authority: Business seeking primary authority
Construction Products: InstallerSHOW 2025 Birmingham
Wider Updates: Legal Metrology and Product Safety Training Programme
Dates to note
- Construction products
- Head of service
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 13 June 2025. This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunities; Updates to child safety: nil by mouth ingestion product safety webpage
Legal Metrology: Section 70 Weights and Measures Act 1985 – urgent request for outstanding 2024-2025 returns; bagged sand weight marking request
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Legal Metrology and Product Safety Training Programme; PRAM Bill Code of Conduct
Dates to note
Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunities; Updates to child safety: nil by mouth ingestion product safety webpage
Legal Metrology: Section 70 Weights and Measures Act 1985 – urgent request for outstanding 2024-2025 returns; bagged sand weight marking request
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Legal Metrology and Product Safety Training Programme; PRAM Bill Code of Conduct
Dates to note
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Measuring Equipment
- Primary Authority
Heads of Service email sent on 5 June 2025.
- Batteries
- Construction products
- CTSI Training
- Head of service
- Machinery
- Measuring Equipment
- Primary Authority
- Vapes
Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 8 May 2025.
- Construction products
- Local authority
- Regulation
- Vapes
Heads of Service email sent on 8 May 2025.
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Publication of PAS 7055:2025 – Button and Coin batteries; Amendments to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 and guidance for business
Wider updates: Learning and development opportunities in Product Safety and Legal Metrology; PRISM training needs survey
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety: Publication of PAS 7055:2025 – Button and Coin batteries; Amendments to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 and guidance for business
Wider updates: Learning and development opportunities in Product Safety and Legal Metrology; PRISM training needs survey
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email sent on 1 May 2025.
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Primary Authority: Business seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Primary Authority: Business seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
This email contains information on the following:
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
OPSS and wider updates: OPSS publishes further information surrounding the use of UPP batteries in e-bikes
Primary Authority: Statutory Guidance – 2025 update; Primary Authority Register user research for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 24 April 2025.
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Building intelligence tracking
Referring issues to OPSS – nationally significant, novel or contentious
Legal Metrology: Section 70 request for Weights and Measures returns 2024-25
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing
Product Safety: Building intelligence tracking
Referring issues to OPSS – nationally significant, novel or contentious
Legal Metrology: Section 70 request for Weights and Measures returns 2024-25
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 17 April 2025.
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 10 April 2025.
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety:
Aesthetic products and treatments intelligence request – Operation CHESTNUT
Publication of the Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol Programme
Primary Authority:
Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety:
Aesthetic products and treatments intelligence request – Operation CHESTNUT
Publication of the Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol Programme
Primary Authority:
Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 03 April 2025
- Head of service
Heads of Service email to Local Authorities sent on 28 March 2025.
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety:
- GOV.UK updates to A-Z of product safety guidance for businesses
- Aesthetic products and treatments intelligence request – Op CHESTNUT
- Reminder: Designated Standards – Gas Appliance Regulation
Legal Metrology:
- Updated contacts for Section 70 Weights and Measures returns
Primary Authority:
- Working in a network of primary authorities
- Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
This email contains information on the following:
Product Safety:
- GOV.UK updates to A-Z of product safety guidance for businesses
- Aesthetic products and treatments intelligence request – Op CHESTNUT
- Reminder: Designated Standards – Gas Appliance Regulation
Legal Metrology:
- Updated contacts for Section 70 Weights and Measures returns
Primary Authority:
- Working in a network of primary authorities
- Businesses seeking primary authority
Dates to note
- Head of service