business compliant. This equation for calculating the figure requested formed part of the guidance for completing the 2014/15 return, and it is hoped that authorities will take the step to begin to record the necessary data so that future reports are more representative of the real picture. The overall identified savings to business resulting directly from Trading Standards activity is £1,181,000, 11% of LWMA submitted this data. The total number of business TS assisted into compliance was 3087, 57% of LWMA submitted this data. Chapter 8 Regional Data Wales No. of authorities within region 22 No. of authorities participating in S70 21 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 94 No. of FTE of staff engaged in W&M’s work 23.26 No. of registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 6 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 74430 19912 471 260 120 10
N/A 27% 2.37% 1.3% 0.60% 0.05% Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 6805 3491 138 36 47 0 LFMMS 212 122 13 1 4 0 Weighbridges 566 298 50 49 14 10 ≤30kg 11523 2728 10 98 20 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 1012 323 7 17 14 0 AWIs 135 22 1 0 1 0 12928 252 59 20 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance. Estimated cost saving to the business Packaging plants 753 235 214 179 69 120000 Importers of packaged goods 46 30 10 5 5 0 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 1286 376 220 196 64 87000 Retail Outlet 20560 3756 2273 2095 540 575000 Medical premises 598 86 65 57 N/A N/A
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions LFMIs 13690 4050 76 63 10 0 LFMMS 314 100 19 7 2 0 Weighbridges 953 826 11 85 44 1 NAWIs ≤30kg 15930 3803 13 216 39 1 >30kg <5t 2121 644 5 52 4 0 AWIs 342 139 8 2 1 0 ILMIs 70137 12595 0 39 28 1 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to the business Packaging plants 879 381 377 299 48 10800 Importers of packaged goods 20 14 11 11 0 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 978 421 544 422 81 360 Retail Outlet 4970 4491 3822 645 95000
Medical premises 341 51 47 23 N/A N/A North West No. of authorities within region 23 No. of authorities participating in S70 23 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 112 No. of FTE of engaged in W&M’s work 20.77 No. of registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 3 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 332018 23745 2073 349 163 0
products by weight or volume Retail Outlet 33275 9818 1643 1112 258 1000 Medical premises 570 243 45 10 N/A N/A East Midlands No. of authorities within region 10 No. of authorities participating in S70 10 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 72 No. of FTE of staff engaged in W&M’s work 9.13 No. of registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 2 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 65733 2305 103 50 6 0 N/A 3% 4% 2% 0.2% 0%
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions LFMIs 6385 174 27 0 2 0 262 0 0 0 0 0 Weighbridges 527 132 6 13 3 0 NAWIs ≤30kg 13818 579 4 22 1 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 1283 56 8 3 0 0 AWIs 226 6 58 0 0 0 43232 1358 0 12 0 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 816 156 114 105 8 30000 Importers of packaged goods 277 12 15 15 1 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 753 157 30 27 2 Retail Outlet 31936 7380 843 782 10 45000 Medical premises 314 36 44 44 N/A N/A business
West Midlands No. of authorities within region 14 No. of authorities participating in S70 14 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 91 No. of FTE of staff engaged in W&M’s work 20.55 No. of staff registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 1 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 134231 2978 239 62 18 1 N/A 2% 8% 2% .60% 0.03%
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 6847 337 107 4 4 0 141 9 2 1 0 0 Weighbridges 539 146 18 12 9 1 NAWIs ≤30kg 9203 553 21 31 1 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 1283 258 76 9 4 0 AWIs 223 14 15 1 0 0 ILMIs 115995 1661 0 4 0 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 882 116 230 225 15 Importers of packaged goods 191 18 15 13 2 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 1671 143 62 60 2 Retail Outlet 22283 3335 584 502 43 Medical premises 270 3 4 0 N/A N/A
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 13975 1101 52 30 13 0 146 0 219 17 0 0 Weighbridges 1108 328 56 43 33 0 ≤30kg 25543 749 47 44 5 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 4115 637 55 95 81 0 AWIs 939 22 21 0 0 0 ILMIs 184800 2244 2008 18 7 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 1761 239 353 336 25 Importers of packaged goods 206 63 35 33 4 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 1125 332 350 324 54 Retail Outlet 27224 3702 1460 1420 114 Medical premises 272 81 137 76 N/A N/A
South East No. of authorities within region 19 No. of authorities participating in S70 19 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 126 No. of FTE of engaged in W&M’s work 15.66 No. of staff registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 9 All Equipment No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days’ notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 114138 5946 313 160 19 0 N/A 5% 5% 2% 0.31% 0%
South West No. of authorities within region 15 No. of authorities participating in S70 15 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 104 No. of FTE of staff engaged in W&M’s work 42.54 No. of staff registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 10 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 94693 8181 226 226 50 0 N/A 8% 3% 3% 0.61% 0%
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 9038 1349 95 45 7 0 192 60 23 10 2 0 Weighbridges 843 202 7 20 13 0 NAWIs ≤30kg 505 14 18 6 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 2495 99 76 11 6 0 AWIs 180 19 1 0 0 0 ILMIs 5947 10 122 16 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 1411 238 257 187 53 23000 Importers of packaged goods 597 54 5 5 2 5000 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 2206 243 221 180 33 20000 Retail Outlet 45962 4802 1003 621 251 72000 Medical premises 160 4802 0 N/A N/A
East England No. of authorities within region 11 No. of authorities participating in S70 11 No. of Inspectors of W&M’s 64 No. of FTE of staff engaged in W&M’s work 18.15 No. of staff registered & actively studying for the DCATS Legal Metrology Module 2 All Equipment Total No. of equipment No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 66065 881 225 52 14 0 N/A 1% 25% 6% 1.5% 0%
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. found incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions 14464 112 67 3 1 0 LFMMS 388 78 26 20 0 0 Weighbridges 995 113 25 3 7 0 NAWIs ≤30kg 9933 330 67 17 2 0 NAWIs >30kg <5t 2140 25 35 6 2 0 AWIs 384 43 5 3 2 0 ILMIs 37761 180 0 0 0 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 1009 216 120 62 20 10500 Importers of packaged goods 169 100 39 7 0 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 1014 175 41 34 2 Retail Outlet 47940 10900 422 119 35 Medical premises 510 123 17 0 N/A N/A
Individual Equipment Actual or estimated No. No. inspected No. verified No. found incorrect 28 days notice issued No. incorrect & verification mark removed No. related to prosecution or cautions LFMIs 10021 1691 6 130 4 0 LFMMS 10 0 0 0 0 0 Weighbridges 284 49 1 8 3 0 NAWIs ≤30kg 15135 977 4 91 13 1 NAWIs >30kg <5t 1086 160 9 14 1 37 AWIs 168 20 0 0 0 0 ILMIs 190218 2036 0 11 37 0 Business No. of businesses liable to inspection No. of businesses due this year No. of businesses visited No. of businesses compliant No of business you assisted into compliance Estimated cost saving to business Packaging plants 305 109 88 70 17 15500 Importers of packaged goods 310 83 43 38 10 5000 Businesses selling bulk products by weight or volume 990 85 54 54 2 Retail Outlet 38556 2308 975 835 122 835 Medical premises 910 244 37 27 N/A N/A Chapter 8 The Risk Matrix
Very high Medical Weighing Equipment and scales ≥5000kg Liquid fuel tanker meter measuring systems (LFTMMS) Liquid fuel measuring (LFMIs) High Retail Outlets Non-automatic weighing instruments ≤30 kg Packaging plants & Importers of packaged goods & Bulk products by weight or volume Low weighing instruments >30 kilograms but <5 tonnes Automatic weighing instruments Intoxicating liquor measuring instruments Very low Risk Matrix 2015 Justification of position on Risk Matrix Equipment type Failure rate Economic Value Political factors Other Issues Position on Matrix Medical 15% Political Possible Very likely to
Weighing equipment embarrassment if widespread inaccuracies were discovered. threat to life if used to prescribe doses of medication or anaesthetic. fail with very high impact of failure Weighbridges & Scales greater than 500kg 16% High value of scrap metal. 5.6 Billion to UK economy Identified as giving the largest detriment to both consumers & business High cost of hiring testing unit makes this equipment vulnerable to neglect Importance to public increases when linked to road safety. Very likely to fail with very high impact of failure Liquid Fuel Tanker Meter Measuring systems 10% High value product Fuel Poverty. Product cannot be seen by consumer. Likely to fail with very high impact of failure. Liquid Fuel Dispensers 2% High & High volume product. 45 Billion to UK economy to UK economy would cause political embarrassment if found to be not accurate. Product cannot be seen by consumer. Unlikely to fail with very high impact of failure. Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments more than 30kg but less than 5 tonnes 11% Possible failure with low impact of failure Non-Automatic Weighing Instruments less than 30kg 6% High Volume Unlikely to fail with high impact of failure Automatic Weighing Instruments 3% Possible failure with low impact of failure Intoxicating Liquor Measuring Instruments 1% Very unlikely to fail with low impact of failure Recommendations To maintain the risk based approach to weights and measures inspections, NMRO will promote the findings of the section 70 report, the risk matrix and these recommendations to all local authorities.