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		<title>Staying Local</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the summer of 2012, many consumers across the UK will see a new model of post offce in their area, known as a Post Offce Local.
 The post offce network is experiencing ongoing fnancial pressures and, as a result, the UK Government and Post Offce Limited are making major changes in order to increase the sustainability of the network. This report looks at the background to this and the impact it is likely to have on post offce users in Wales, particularly the most vulnerable.]]></description>
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		<title>Post Office Locals need to improve if consumers are to get full benefits says report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a report Staying Local: the Future of the Post Office Network, the consumer watchdog found that while there are clear benefits for customers in PO Locals, consumers also have  concerns.

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		<title>Have your say on Food Hygiene Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales is calling on consumers to back their campaign to make changes to food law in Wales.

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		<title>Food Hygiene Bill consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/feature/food-hygiene-bill-consultation</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/feature/food-hygiene-bill-consultation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Welsh Government is proposing a new law which will make it compulsory for food businesses in Wales to display their food hygiene rating. The new law also proposes to introduce on-the-spot fines. The majority of people in Wales want to be able to access full inspection reports which give details of what led to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greater protection needed from rogue park home site owners</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/greater-protection-needed-from-rogue-park-home-site-owners</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/greater-protection-needed-from-rogue-park-home-site-owners#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales has asked AMs to support action to protect people who live in park homes from financial abuse by rogue site owners.

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		<title>Consumer Focus Wales response to the Food Standard Agency Wales consultation on a Local Authority Audit Rating Scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/consumer-focus-wales-response-to-the-food-standard-agency-wales-consultation-on-a-local-authority-audit-rating-scheme</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/consumer-focus-wales-response-to-the-food-standard-agency-wales-consultation-on-a-local-authority-audit-rating-scheme#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales welcomes the proposal to introduce a rolling programme of audits and a system of ratings these audits for local authorities related to their food and animal feed law enforcement responsibilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy market is major switch off for Welsh Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/energy-market-is-major-switch-off-for-welsh-consumers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“More than two in every five Welsh consumers have never switched their energy supplier. Many of those who have switched have done so just once, switching from separate gas and electricity suppliers to a dual fuel deal. That means as many as eight out of ten households in Wales could be paying more than they need to heat their homes." - Lindsey Kearton, Consumer Focus Wales.

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		<title>Switched off: consumer views on energy switching in Wales</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/switched-off-consumer-views-on-energy-switching-in-wales</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/switched-off-consumer-views-on-energy-switching-in-wales#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This report examines the extent to which consumers in Wales are engaging with the energy market. It is based on research commissioned by Consumer Focus Wales in November 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>Workplan 2011-2013</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/workplan-2011-2013</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/workplan-2011-2013#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We believe that these goals, which have been drawn from our major consultation exercise with consumers in all corners of Wales – will provide a fitting legacy for all the hard work undertaken by Consumer Focus Wales.

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		<title>Response to the Information Commissioner’s consultation on revising publication schemes</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/response-to-the-information-commissioner%e2%80%99s-consultation-on-revising-publication-schemes</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/publications/response-to-the-information-commissioner%e2%80%99s-consultation-on-revising-publication-schemes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales believes that the principles of transparency and access to information are key to a consumer focussed approach. However these important elements also play a key role in citizen empowerment, enabling citizen’s to make better choices, more informed decisions, drive up standards and have the tools to take action for themselves where they face problems. ]]></description>
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