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Here you will find a number of useful links and documents

National Consumer Federation hold no liability or responsibility for the links and documents within this area. 
We have included links, information and documents that we have found helpful and consumer focused. 

Please feel free to let us know if you have any additional links or documents that you feel would fit nicely in our collection. 

Where to go for help? – We have also created a simple document on where to go for help for consumer related issues. Click here to download a copy.

Website Links

TrustMark

TrustMark is the Government Endorsed Quality Scheme covering work a consumer chooses to have carried out in or around their home. 

Click Here to visit their website: www.trustmark.org.uk

BEIS

BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) is responsible for a number of UK Government policy areas such as business and industrial strategy, science, innovation, energy and climate change.

To visit their website, click here

Energy Saving Trust

Energy Saving Trust is an independent organisation – working to address the climate emergency.

To visit their website, click here

Consumer Rights - Government Website

The law protects your consumer rights when you buy goods or services. Find out who to contact for consumer protection advice.

You can get help if you’re treated unfairly or when things go wrong.

To visit their website, click here.

Trading Standards - Friends Against Scams

Friends Against Scams is a National Trading Standards Scams Team initiative which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims of scams by empowering people to take a stand against scams.

To visit their website, click here.

WWF - Carbon Footprint Calculator

The planet is in crisis – from climate change to the pollution in our oceans and devastation of our forests. It’s up to all of us to fix it. Take your first step with our environmental footprint calculator.

To take the WWF questionnaire, click here.

NCF Publications

NCF Consumer Congress 23 - Slides

Presentation slides from the 2023 Consumer Congress event held at Broadway House, on 23 March 2023.

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NCF response to OPSS Product Safety Review Call for Evidence

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NCF GH evidence for OPSS Prod Safety

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Digital Functional Safety by Design Principles NCF - ESF

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NCF Consumer Digital Product Lifecycle Framework Feb 2021

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800 goods & services NCF list 2018

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Trust Schemes for Consumers 2013

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NCF Congress Report 2020 - Zero Carbon Home

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NCF Interim Report from Digital Workshop 18 June 2019

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NCF Consumer Congress Report May 2018

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NCF Congress 2017 report

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NCF Enforcement Congress Report 5.12.17

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Letter to International Trade Minister on UK-US Trade Talks

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NCF Briefing paper – UK USA Trade Talks Standards issues

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Consumer Charter for Regulators

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Revision of the Regulators Code Press Release 20 May 2019

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NCF Proposals for revision of the BEIS Regulators Code (2014) – April 2019

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NCF BSI CPIN view Consumer Digital Protection law UK 3 May 2018

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NCF Consumer Congress Enforcement report – December 2017

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NCF Response to Online Harms Consultation June 2019

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NCF Response to the Consumer Green Paper – July 2018

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NCF reply to CMA July 2014 Consultation

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NCF Consumer Report Brexit and Beyond – May 2018

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NCF view Consumers and the Economy 3 May 2018

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Brexit Regulation and Regulators – August 2017

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Travel Brexit Consumer Briefing Paper – August 2017

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NCF Grassroots Group Guide

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Speaking Up: A guide to being effective in meetings and in representing consumers

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Trust Schemes for Consumers

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A history of local consumer groups

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NCF – It’s a consumer world

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NCF on Covid-19 apps

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NCF - Treating Customers Fairly Report 2011

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NCF New Consumer Duty - consultation response 2021

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Consumer Protection Principles of Fitness for Purpose and Duty of Care

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NCF Call for regulation to stop heat pump mis-selling

The paper can be dowloaded from here 

NCF Homes Energy Guide as A4 print

The guide can be found here for A4 landscape printing 

NCF Homes Energy Guide as an A5 booklet

The guide can be found here for print in A4 landscape ready to fold into an A5 booklet. Print double sided with short edge binding.

NCF Response to CMA Greenwash Consultation

The NCF response to the CMA re Greenwash advertising can be found here

NCF Position Paper Homes Retrofit Priorities

The NCF’s analysis and proposals for a tighter focus on UK homes retrofit can be found here 

NCF Congrees Report Homes Net Zero Making It Happen

The report on the 2023 Consumer Congress on UK Net Zero Homes can be found here

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