2009 Award Finalists
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FINALIST: Business leadership in the community Lee Jones, Head of Trading Standards, Bridgend County Borough Council |
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| The responsibilities of the Trading Standards department includes fair trading, special investigations, animal health, the dog warden service, age restricted sales and licensing. Lee is a real go getter whose 'can do' attitude and decisive leadership has turned around Bridgend Trading Standards. Thanks to Lee the morale within the department is at an all time high. His door is always open to his staff and he is willing to share his knowledge and experience. Lee supports his team and younger members of staff, contributing to development of the team as a whole. His work has meant that trading standards has made a real difference in the community. He has worked to develop partnerships both within the local authority and its key external partners which have made a real impact. One of his most successful projects has been his contribution to managing antisocial behaviour in Bridgend. Much of this was owing to underage alcohol sales and Lee secured one of the first licence suspensions of a licence in the whole of the UK, which has significantly contributed to reducing youth problems in Bridgend associated with the purchase of age restricted products. He has also set up a 'No Cold Calling Zone' to protect vulnerable citizens who have experienced rogue traders calling at their properties. Professionally, he has also led groundbreaking work for Netwise, a project that battles internet crime throughout Wales and is a key figure in the enforcement of intellectual property crime. |
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