A HARD-working consumer watchdog has received a national accolade.
The work of Redcar and Cleveland Trading Standards' consumer and money advice service is being recognised in the presentation of a Legal Services Quality Mark.
The department dealt with over 1,800 consumer complaints, last year, over 3,000 general inquiries and helped win financial redress totalling over £70,000.
Staff also offered debt management advice including running outreach 'surgeries' in Guisborough, Loftus, Skelton and South Bank, dealing with 179 new advice clients with debts totalling £1.5m.
More than 300 people received advice at 97 surgeries
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