name: ACTSO Limited
notes: We list ACTSO Ltd as it runs "National Trading Standards", which makes decisions about the allocation of significant government grants. *
  
  
  ACTSO stands for the  Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers.
  
  
  ACTSO Ltd is not formally subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Government departments which contract ACTSO Ltd are subject to the act, so your request might be better directed to them. eg. : Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Food Standards Agency. This is an association of local councils. If you are requesting information from or about one individual council, it may be better to direct your request to the relevant body.
  
  Associations of local councils are organisations that represent and support local councils in the UK. They are made up of member councils and work to promote the interests of local government at the regional level. These associations usually play a role in advocating for the needs of local communities and providing resources and guidance to member councils.