OPSS Support for LAs Resources

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: OPSS Smart connected products safety campaign; Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; Designated standards amendment proposals – lifts and radio equipment
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority partnerships
Construction Products: Construction Products Product Information Packs (PIPS); Single Construction Regulator Prospectus Consultation
Wider Updates: Quarterly Live Briefing resources; Quarterly Live Briefing LA feedback questionnaire; Building LA Capability Training Sessions; Heads of Service email distribution list
Dates to note

Notes and Actions taken at the OPSS Product Safety Group on 26 June 2025. Please note that it is not formal DBT or OPSS guidance. Only the court of law can make a final decision on the interpretation of law and regulations.

A recording of and slides used during OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing on Thursday 4 December 2025.

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; E-bike and e-scooter resources in other languages; Product Safety and consumers research report – Wave 9 harms and detriment
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register Update – Multi-user accounts; Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to Note

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: Urgent Safety Notice: Action Required for Haier Heat Pump Tumble Dryers; Baby sleep pillow Product Safety Alert; E-bike and e-scooter resources in other languages
Primary Authority: Primary Authority Register update - Multi-user accounts; Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building LA Capability Training Sessions
Dates to note

This email contains information on the following:

Quarterly Live Briefing: Quarterly Live Briefing LA feedback questionnaire
Product Safety: OPSS online marketplaces campaign; OPSS publishes online marketplace research; Product Safety Testing Sampling Protocol Programme: April 2024 – March 2025 Report
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note

This email contains information on the following:
Quarterly Live Briefing: Joining instructions
Product Safety: OPSS launches new online product safety campaign
Construction Products: Enquiry form added to Regulators’ Companion; Designated standards notices published; OPSS Product Recalls and Alerts
Legal Metrology: Weights and Measures: national and EEC stamp numbers
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Dates to note

This email contains information on the following:

Quarterly Live Briefing: Save the Date
Product Safety: OPSS product safety campaigns forward look; British Standards Online - training offer
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: DBT Local Authority deep dive sessions in England
Dates to Note

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: Publication of button battery safety literature review; Product Safety research collection; reminder: British Standards Online - training offer
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: DBT Local Authority deep dive sessions in England
Dates to Note

CFO Email sent to FRS on 30 October 2025.

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: E-bike battery safety funding opportunity; Product Safety Database Notifications, Reporting and Data Quality webinar recordings; proposal to amend designated standards; OPSS firework safety campaign
Primary Authority: Businesses seeking Primary Authority
Wider Updates: Building Local Authority Capability training in November; Regulators’ Companion Student Hub
Dates to Note

Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 11 September 2025.

Chief Fire Officers email sent on 17 July 2025.

Resource page for OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing which was held on Thursday 8 May 2025.

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

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

DBT's policy team leading on UKCA marking hosted a webinar on Monday 24 February to inform LAs on updates to the UK Government's approach to UKCA and CE marking. The slides used on the day are available to access using the link on the page.

A recording and slides from OPSS's Quarterly Live Briefing for Local Authorities hosted on Tuesday 28 January 2025 at 4pm. Topics presented included:

Statutory guidelines on lithium-ion battery safety for e-bikes
Fire Safety of Domestic Upholstered Furniture
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill update
Wider OPSS and DBT Updates

PRODUCT SAFETY
E-bikes – publication of statutory guidelines for businesses

PRIMARY AUTHORITY
PAR4 User Research Volunteers

Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 29 November 2024

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: E-bike / e-scooter fire – consumer safety campaign; Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to the statutory guidance 2024
Dates to note

Chief Fire Officers' email to Fire and Rescue Services sent on 15 November 2024.

This email contains information on the following:

Product Safety: Consumer awareness funding opportunity
Primary Authority: Changes to Expression of Interest form; changes to the statutory guidance 2024; businesses seeking Primary Authority – reminder of opportunities previously included
Dates to note