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This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
The home of British Hallmarking Council on GOV.UK. We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 Assay Offices in the UK to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK.
Guidance for UK jewellery importers and exporters.
Framework documents setting out the relationship between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our public bodies.
Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.
We supervise the hallmarking activities of the 4 Assay Offices in the UK to ensure there is adequate provision of hallmarking within the UK.
Details of the council's members and Assay Office representatives.
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
The notice produced by the British Hallmarking Council is available here.
First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government
Trading Standards teams can apply for the annual Touchstone Award.
Winners demonstrate support for hallmarking excellence and help to protect consumers.
Shared Regulatory Services (SRS) won the prestigious BHC Touchstone Award, co-sponsored by the National Association of Jewellers.
Intellectual property protection specialists WRi Group win the Touchstone Special Recognition Award 2022.
The British Hallmarking Council's Touchstone 2024 award for trading standards teams is open for submissions.
All dealers supplying precious metal items must display the new version from 1 May 2020.
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
This document sets out the broad framework within which the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) will operate.
The latest standing orders of the British Hallmarking Council Technical Committee approved in October 2020.
Guidance on the hallmarking legislation for precious metal products.
Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.
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