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ACG highlight an enforcement structure that's creaking

20 August 2018

Recent newspaper articles and headlines have complained about passport queues and Heathrow's failure to meet immigration control targets, on more than 6,000 occasions. This visibly brings to light and supports the concerns that ACG has raised with Government for the past six years. In short, our whole enforcement structure is creaking.

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Gangsters are flooding Britain with fake goods...

20 August 2018

Cuts to the number of officials patrolling the borders is allowing organised gangs to smuggle fake goods into Britain unchecked.

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Shopkeeper's tax evasion on 720,000 fake cigarettes was 'enough to fund eight nurses'

20 August 2018

He was found with the goods while serving a suspended prison sentence for a similar offence.

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Wrexham couple plead guilty to producing fake football and motorbike souvenirs

16 August 2018

The pair were discovered manufacturing wall decals/stickers of a number of Premier League football clubs.

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£100k bill for rogue trader who counterfeit goods goods

07 August 2018

A Harrow salesman caught hawking tens-of-thousands of fake football sew on patches , and other merchandise has been slapped with a £100k bill – thanks to Brent & Harrow Trading Standards.

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Fake goods dealer told – ‘pay up or face jail'

31 July 2018

Items included designer label jewellery and watches, phone accessories, make-up, bags and clothing, footwear, perfume, sunglasses and headphones.

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ACG announce Phil Lewis as new Director General

30 July 2018

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Lewis as its new Director General, effective 29 July 2018. Phil has been a key member of ACG since 2014 and will take over from Alison Statham, who has led the group with distinction for 13 years.

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Trading standards swooped on car boot seller over counterfeit goods

11 July 2018

A woman who “took a chance” to sell counterfeit goods at a car boot sale has been ordered to pay £670 in fines and costs.

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Tackling counterfeiting in Asia and the UK

06 July 2018

On Thursday 5 July, ACG and ACACAP held a joint workshop at The Shard in London to explore intelligence led anti-counterfeiting enforcement strategies from Asia to the UK.

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About ACG

ACG represents more than 3,000 brands affected by this influx of fakes into the UK and delivers an international network of information, advice and contacts on all aspects of IP protection. Working with Government and law enforcement agencies since 1980, ACG is focused on providing an effective and sustained response to counterfeiting.

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