Advice
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.
ACS is working with Bolt Learning to provide retailers with a way of conducting in-store training that is mapped to the standards of Assured Advice.
More information about Bolt Learning can be found on their website here
If you are looking for advice on a topic not covered on this site please call us on 01252 515001, or email acs@acs.org.uk
ASSURED ADVICE
ACS Assured Advice is free for ACS members.
As of October 1st 2017, members of ACS are now 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
Assured Advice
Assured Advice is developed for convenience store owners by ACS and Surrey County Council
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Guidance for retailers operating on forecourt sites
Assured Advice
Assured Advice is developed for convenience store owners by ACS and Surrey County Council
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Assured Advice on selling age restricted products
Assured Advice
Assured Advice is developed for convenience store owners by ACS and Surrey County Council
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Assured Advice on selling fireworks in store
Assured Advice
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Assured Advice for Managing Fire Safety
Assured Advice
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Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
Assured Advice
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Weights and Measures
Assured Advice
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Assured Advice on Fair Trading
Assured Advice
Assured Advice is developed for convenience store owners by ACS and Surrey County Council
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Assured Advice on Product Safety
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Assured Advice on managing health and safety
Assured Advice
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Guidance on the EU Tobacco Products Directive and Standardised Packaging regulations
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Assured Advice on the Tobacco Display Ban
Best Practice Guides
Guidance for retailers on track and trace.
Guidance for retailers on F-Gas
Guidance on the regulations around carrier bag charging
Guidance for retailers on Making Tax Digital.
Guidance for retailers on proxy purchasing.
Advice for retailers on General Data Protection Regulations
Guidance for retailers on Minimum Unit Pricing.
Soft Drinks Industry Levy guidance.
Guidance on how you can prevent crime in your store
Guidance on the sale of high caffeine energy drinks
Guidance for retailers on new payment surcharging regulations.
Guidance for retailers on Modern Slavery Statements.
Guidance for retailers on how to prevent drive offs and no means of payment offences
Guidance for retailers on the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme
Guidance on how to deal with roadworks affecting your store
Guidance from HMRC regarding tax affairs
Information on the business insurance you legally need in place
Retailer best practice for welcoming disabled customers.
Retailer guidance for Local Reducing the Strength initiatives
A collection of template contracts, precedent letters and hand books
Guidance on parking enforcement that affects your store
Industry initiatives to reduce litter in your area
Guidance on the changes to employee pensions
Understanding the alcohol licensing requirements for your store
Guidance on how long stores can open on Sundays
Guidance on the licences required to play music in store
Understanding different use classes for commercial property
Planning for Diverse Local Centres Guide
Guidance on the ban on below cost sales of alcohol
A guide to the issues around Victim Personal Statements
Guidance on tackling alcohol duty fraud
Guidance on selling men's lifestyle magazines
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