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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 acs@acs.org.uk

 

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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

Preventing Underage Sales
Assured advice
02.02.2021
Assured Advice on selling age restricted products
Food Safety and Hygiene
Assured advice
02.02.2021
Managing Food Safety and Hygiene
Fair Trading
Assured advice
02.02.2021
Assured Advice on Fair Trading
Water Refills
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice for retailers on water refills
Selling Tobacco
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice for retailers on selling tobacco
Managing Fire Safety
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice for Managing Fire Safety
Storing and Selling Fuel
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Guidance for retailers operating on forecourt sites
Selling Fireworks
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice on selling fireworks in store
Managing Health and Safety
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice on managing health and safety
Product Safety
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Assured Advice on Product Safety
Weights and Measures
Assured advice
01.02.2021
Weights and Measures
Menthol Ban
Assured advice
01.02.2020
Assured Advice on the menthol ban

Best Practice Guides

Domestic Burning
09.12.2020
Guidance on the sale of solid fuels
Coronavirus Testing
24.04.2020
Advice for retailers on coronavirus testing
Retailer Services Checklist
21.04.2020
A pro forma for retailers on the products and services they offer
Card Not Present Transactions
21.04.2020
Guidance for retailers on CNP transactions
Home Delivery
18.03.2020
How to offer a home delivery service for local customers
Vulnerable Customers
15.01.2020
Guide for retailers on supporting vulnerable customers
Brexit Readiness Briefing
10.09.2019
A Brexit Readiness Briefing for convenience retailers
Track and Trace
20.05.2019
Guidance for retailers on track and trace.
Making Tax Digital
02.05.2019
Guidance for retailers on Making Tax Digital.
EU F-Gas Regulation
21.04.2019
Guidance for retailers on F-Gas
Business Insurance
12.04.2019
Information on the business insurance you legally need in place
Crime Prevention
26.03.2019
Guidance on how you can prevent crime in your store
Legal Advice
24.02.2019
Guidance on how to access legal advice
Auto Enrolment
01.01.2019
Guidance on the changes to employee pensions
Energy Drinks
01.01.2019
Guidance on the sale of high caffeine energy drinks
Influencing Local Planning
01.01.2019
Planning for Diverse Local Centres Guide
Below Cost Sales
01.01.2019
Guidance on the ban on below cost sales of alcohol
Roadworks
01.01.2019
Guidance on how to deal with roadworks affecting your store
Victim Statements
01.01.2019
A guide to the issues around Victim Personal Statements
Tax Advice
01.01.2019
Guidance from HMRC regarding tax affairs
Duty Fraud
01.01.2019
Guidance on tackling alcohol duty fraud
Plastic Bags
01.01.2019
Guidance on the regulations around carrier bag charging
Lads Mags
01.01.2019
Guidance on selling men's lifestyle magazines
Licensing
01.01.2019
Understanding the alcohol licensing requirements for your store
Trading Hours
01.01.2019
Guidance on how long stores can open on Sundays
Music Licensing
01.01.2019
Guidance on the licences required to play music in store
Use Classes
01.01.2019
Understanding different use classes for commercial property
Parking
01.01.2019
Guidance on parking enforcement that affects your store
Tackling Litter
01.01.2019
Industry initiatives to reduce litter in your area
GDPR
01.01.2019
Advice for retailers on General Data Protection Regulations
Proxy Purchasing
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on proxy purchasing.
Payment Surcharging
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on new payment surcharging regulations.
Modern Slavery
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on Modern Slavery Statements.
MUP Scotland
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on Minimum Unit Pricing.
Preventing Fuel Theft
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on how to prevent drive offs and no means of payment offences
Soft Drinks Levy
01.01.2019
Soft Drinks Industry Levy guidance.
AWRS
01.01.2019
Guidance for retailers on the Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme
Reducing the Strength
01.01.2019
Retailer guidance for Local Reducing the Strength initiatives