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ACS provides industry leading information and guides on all aspects of regulatory compliance for convenience retailing. These are covered by the Assured Advice guides and Training Scheme.

ACS provides Assured Advice on every aspect of regulatory compliance that it can. A guide is Assured if it is marked with the ACS Assured Advice logo. If it doesn’t have this mark, it’s still great advice but the law of ‘primary authority’ doesn’t cover the product or procedure and can’t be legally assured. Our Assured Advice guides are below, with best practice guides on other issues at the bottom of the page.

If you are looking for advice on a topic not covered on this site please call us on 01252 515001, or email [email protected]

 

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Assured advice

ACS Assured Advice is free for ACS members.

Members of ACS are automatically signed up to the scheme and will benefit from the protection of the Assured guidance. The guides that we have produced are available for all to view, but only those who are signed up to the scheme can benefit from Assured Advice.

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ASSURED ADVICE GUIDES

Selling Fireworks
Assured Advice on selling fireworks in store
01.02.2026
Selling Vapes
Comprehensive advice on vape regulations
01.02.2026
Preventing Underage Sales
Assured Advice on selling age restricted products
01.02.2026
HFSS Regulations
Assured Advice for retailers on HFSS regulations
01.02.2026
Food Safety (Natasha's Law)
Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
01.02.2026
Fair Trading
Assured Advice on Fair Trading
01.02.2026
Managing Fire Safety
Assured Advice for Managing Fire Safety
01.02.2026
Selling Tobacco
Assured Advice for retailers on selling tobacco
01.02.2026
Storing and Selling Fuel
Guidance for retailers operating on forecourt sites
01.02.2026
Product Safety
Assured Advice on Product Safety
01.02.2026
Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures
01.02.2026
Managing Health and Safety
Assured Advice on managing health and safety
01.02.2026
Water Refills
Assured Advice for retailers on water refills
01.02.2026
Calorie Labelling
Labelling requirements for food for immediate consumption
01.02.2026
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