OPSS grants
Information on OPSS grants to partner organisations to support and expand the reach of consumer messages.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) continues to work with and fund partner organisations to support and expand the reach of consumer messages via tailored approaches. This enables us to better reach consumers who may be more vulnerable to the risk of product related harm.
Intended outcomes
The grant programme aims to achieve the following outcomes:
- Increase consumer awareness of product safety messaging.
- Empower consumers, especially those at greater risk, to choose and use products more safely.
- Growth of OPSS networks and reach, expanding the impact of safety campaigns.
- Improvement of the UK’s product safety landscape, making it safer for everyone.
Grant funding for 2025/26
In 2025/26, OPSS provided grant funding to leading organisations dedicated to raising consumer awareness of product safety issues and providing education. The funded partners were:
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) – £99,900
RoSPA’s work focuses on supporting adults who may be more vulnerable to product-related harm due to disability, age, or other factors. Its expertise spans water and road safety, and its activities include:
- campaigns on e-bikes, diving equipment, recreational craft, and baby bath seats
- general product safety and seasonal campaigns
- maintaining and developing consumer safety webpages
- advising on emerging product safety issues and supporting consumers directly
- leading forums such as the National Home Safety Committee
Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) – £50,000
CAPT provides guidance and advice to the public and practitioners, creating and maintaining a range of information resources. Its work includes:
- newsletters and social media campaigns
- developing product safety resources for consumers and practitioners
- making assets available to practitioners
- collaborating with A&E departments nationwide
- working with partners through the Button Battery Consumer Awareness and Education Group
Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) – £50,000
CTSI’s activities focus on:
- maintaining and developing product safety webpages, particularly for cosmetic products
- creating a ‘cost of beauty’ themed toolkit for Local Authority Trading Standards teams to use to educate consumers about possible safety risks and steps to prevent harm when buying certain cosmetic products
- delivering seasonal and topical social media campaigns
Read information on OPSS community funding for product safety