{"id":320,"date":"2026-05-26T06:03:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/?p=320"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:06:56","slug":"have-your-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/have-your-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Have your say!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccc\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tac\/1\/16\/1f4cc.png\"> UK makers are being buried under regulations designed for multinational mass production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if nothing changes, many small British toy brands simply won\u2019t survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"\u2705\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/product-regulation-market-surveillance-and-enforcement-framework\">The DPP consultation is STILL open in the UK.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\" alt=\"\u2705\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/consultations\/product-regulation-market-surveillance-and-enforcement-framework\">Have your say !<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is still time to fix this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, the same administrative burden is being imposed on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f449.png\"> factories producing millions of units overseas,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f449.png\"> and British artisans making a few hundred products a year in local workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> That makes absolutely no sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A local maker producing 500 handcrafted toys in the UK is not the same risk profile as anonymous mass production imported from the other side of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet both are increasingly treated the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consequence is brutal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> rising compliance costs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> endless paperwork<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> innovation slowed down<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> local manufacturing discouraged before it even has the chance to grow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And meanwhile, the biggest players absorb the cost without difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we genuinely want to rebuild British manufacturing, support local craftsmanship, and encourage new brands to emerge, then regulation must become proportionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our position is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For UK manufacturers producing fewer than 1500 units per year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2714\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/2714.png\"> simplified self-declaration of conformity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2714\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/2714.png\"> documented technical files kept available for inspection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2714\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/2714.png\"> traceability through production year marking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2714\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/2714.png\"> fast local enforcement when needed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u274c\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tdd\/1\/16\/274c.png\"> Not lighter safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\u2705\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t33\/1\/16\/2705.png\"> Smarter regulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because today, small British creators are spending more time feeding bureaucracy than building products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We should be helping local makers grow into future exporters \u2014 not crushing them before they reach scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UK has an opportunity here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build a framework that protects children WITHOUT destroying local industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That would be real leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DPP-menace-le-jouet-traditionnel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DPP-menace-le-jouet-traditionnel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DPP-menace-le-jouet-traditionnel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DPP-menace-le-jouet-traditionnel-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK makers are being buried under regulations designed for multinational mass production. And if nothing changes, many small British toy brands simply won\u2019t survive. The DPP consultation is STILL open in the UK. Have your say ! There is still time to fix this. Right now, the same administrative burden is being imposed on: factories [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,31,32,26,20,6,5,27,17,15,16,18,10,13,14,29,28,7,30],"class_list":["post-320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dppcyberware","tag-safety","tag-compliance","tag-digitalproductpassport","tag-dpp","tag-educational","tag-educational-toys","tag-educationaltoys","tag-england","tag-homeschool","tag-homeschooling","tag-london","tag-online-toy-shop","tag-preschool","tag-school","tag-smallbusiness","tag-smes","tag-toys","tag-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":322,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions\/322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemoi.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}