The TUV have failed to block Ards and North Down receiving a NI Protocol consumer protection grant worth nearly £50,000 to the borough.
At the recent full meeting of Ards and North Down Council (January 26th), the party’s only elected representative failed to overturn a committee decision to accept funding allocated from the UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards, to protect locals from unsafe goods in the borough.
The OPSS developed an additional package for local councils in Northern Ireland over the past two years, to coordinate market surveillance post Brexit. The money from the national regulator covers front line officers, training, funding to enable testing for products manufactured or imported by Northern Ireland business, and provision for screen testing equipment.
