The British Hallmarking Council's Touchstone award for trading standards teams is open for submissions.
British Hallmarking Council
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Monday, 10 March 2025
Guidance for Trading Standards officers on how to enforce the hallmarking law.
Wednesday, 05 March 2025
The new members will be part of the British Hallmarking Council from January 2025 for a period of three years.
Tuesday, 04 March 2025
Winners demonstrate an ongoing commitment to hallmarking activities and to developing new external partnerships.
Thursday, 30 January 2025
This document sets out the broad framework within which the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) operates.
Monday, 07 October 2024
Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
The British Hallmarking Council's Touchstone 2024 award for trading standards teams is open for submissions.
Thursday, 07 March 2024
Winners demonstrate support for hallmarking excellence and help to protect consumers.
Thursday, 07 March 2024
Hallmarking was in the spotlight at the Chartered Trading Standards Conference in Birmingham in June 2023 with the presentation of the Touchstone Award.
Thursday, 07 March 2024
Two jewellery businesses with an emphasis on creating bespoke commissions are the joint winners of the HALO Award 2023.
Monday, 18 December 2023
Permitted descriptions for gold plated silver articles at point of sale in the UK.
Friday, 30 June 2023
The British Hallmarking Council's HALO award 2023 is open for submissions.
Friday, 09 June 2023
Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Monday, 05 June 2023
Review of the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) 2022 achievements and its aims for 2023.
Monday, 05 June 2023
Review of the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) 2022 achievements and its aims for 2023.
Tuesday, 09 May 2023
The standing orders of the British Hallmarking Council Education and Enforcement Committee approved in April 2023.
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Intellectual property protection specialists WRi Group win the Touchstone Special Recognition Award 2022.
Wednesday, 15 February 2023
Trading Standards teams can apply for the annual Touchstone Award.
Friday, 27 January 2023
The Hallmarking Awareness and Learning Online Award 2022 is closed to applications.
Friday, 20 January 2023
The British Hallmarking Council and National Association of Jewellers announce the winners of the inaugural Hallmarking Awareness and Learning Online Award.
Friday, 30 December 2022
Information from the UK's assay offices giving guidance on the Hallmarking Act 1973.
Friday, 18 November 2022
This guidance is to help you know how to recognise a hallmark and who to contact about your consumer rights.
Thursday, 04 August 2022
A review of the British Hallmarking Council’s (BHC) 2021 achievements and its aims for 2022.
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
The latest standing orders of the British Hallmarking Council approved in April 2022.
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
The latest standing orders of the British Hallmarking Council Technical Committee approved in October 2020.
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
The standing orders of the British Hallmarking Council Remuneration Committee approved in April 2022.
Friday, 15 July 2022
The British Hallmarking Council and National Association of Jewellers announce that the HALO Award 2022 is open for jewellery retailers to apply.
Friday, 15 July 2022
The Award will be presented to the retailer who has run the most effective online initiative relating to the display of the new format Dealers Notice and education surrounding UK hallmarking.
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021.
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021.
Thursday, 21 April 2022
The British Hallmarking Council and National Association of Jewellers announce that the HALO Award 2022 is open for jewellery retailers to apply.
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Trading Standards teams can apply for the annual Touchstone Award.
Thursday, 06 January 2022
The dedication and inventiveness of the winners of the 2021 Touchstone Award highlight the importance of hallmarking enforcement, writes Ken Daly in the Journal of Trading Standards.
Thursday, 09 December 2021
How to comply with hallmarking law if your business supplies items described as precious metal (gold, silver, platinum or palladium).
Monday, 26 November 2012
David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, has made 4 new appointments to the British Hallmarking Council.
Tuesday, 01 March 2011
New Diamond Jubilee hallmark is expected to inspire commemorative jewellery and silverware.
Friday, 07 May 2010
The notice produced by the British Hallmarking Council is available here.
Friday, 07 May 2010
Palladium is now officially a precious metal for fine jewellery with the introduction of a compulsory UK hallmark from 1 January 2010.
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