Hallmarking
These regulations aim to protect the consumer and ensure that the UK jewellery industry operates to high standards.
You can find all 11 regulations that relate to hallmarking here [opens in new window].
Tell us what you think should happen to these regulations and why, being specific where possible:
- Should they be scrapped altogether?
- Can they be merged with existing regulations?
- Can we simplify them – or reduce the bureaucracy associated with them?
- Have you got any ideas to make these regulations better?
- Do you think they should be left as they are?
Hallmarking should under no circumstances be stopped. It is in place to protect the consumer and without it our jewellery industry is open to fraud. The government should be ashamed ofthemselves for even considering scrapping the system.
The regulations should be ( and I’m sure that they can be ) simplified and ‘steamlined’. To maintain the highest standards, they should not be scrapped,