Street Trading and Pedlary Laws: A joint consultation on modernising Street Trading and Pedlar Legislation, and on draft guidance on the current regime
Open date: 06 Nov 2009
Closing date: 12 Feb 2010
Response date: 18 Mar 2011
The UK and Scottish Governments are consulting on the case for amending and modernising the law as it applies to the control of street trading and the certification of pedlars.
Background to consultation
In 2008 the Government commissioned Durham University to look at the way that licensing and enforcement practices were applied. On publication of the research in 2009, the Consumer Minister announced that the Government will launch a full public consultation on national guidance and options for possible legislative change to street trading and pedlary laws.
Purpose of consultation
The UK and Scottish Governments are consulting on the case for amending and modernising the law as it applies to the control of street trading and the certification of pedlars. We are also seeking stakeholder views on the draft guidance for pedlars, street traders and enforcers in England and Wales has been produced on the current regime.
Areas for consultation
The views of the public are being sought on options to
- Ways of making the street trading and pedlary regulatory regime more proportionate and effective.
- Providing local authorities with additional enforcement options in respect of illegal street trading.
- Updating the Pedlars Act 1871 to modernise the certification scheme and the definition of a pedlar, .
- Consider introducing a means by which, local authorities might exert proportionate limits on certified pedlar activity in designated areas.
- Options for revoking the Pedlars Acts and providing for adequate regulation of itinerant traders within the street trading regime.
- Draft guidance on the application of the current regime in England and Wales for enforcement officers, street traders and pedlars looking at what constitutes acceptable street trading and pedlary practice.
Download the consultation
Download the government response
- Street trading and pedlar laws: a joint consultation on modernising street trading and pedlar legislation, and on draft guidance on the current regime - Government response (PDF, 631 Kb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation – pedlars’ responses A to N (PDF, 14.6 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government Consultation on Modernising Street Trading and Pedlars Legislation – Pedlars’ responses O to Z (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - other responses A to M (PDF, 3.6 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - other responses: Natalie Cookson (PDF, 5.5 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - other responses N to Z (PDF, 560 Kb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - local authority responses A to H (PDF, 5.0 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - local authority responses I to N (PDF, 3.4 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - local authority responses O to S (PDF, 5.7 Mb)
- Responses to BIS and Scottish Government consultation on modernising street trading and pedlars legislation - local authority responses T to Z (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
