Rules & the Stages of the Young Consumers of the Year Competition
The competition is open to teams of four students from schools and youth groups.
You can enter as many teams as you wish
Team members must be aged between 14-17 years at the start of the competition in September 2013. They
must not have reached the age of 18 before 1 January 2014
 A team of four students may only ever enter the competition once. It is, however, possible to submit a team
with a maximum of two members who have taken part in a previous year, provided that the team of which they
were originally members did not proceed to a regional final.
 Immediate family of trading standards professionals will not be eligible to enter.
 Where a problem arises substitute team members may be allowed at the organisers' discretion.
 A formal appeals procedure will be invoked if there is a challenge to a result but the organisers' decision is
final in any dispute.
Elimination Round
You have two options on how to take part in the Elimination Round, the choice is yours. You can either run the
Elimination Round as an in-school paper quiz (the usual way) or you can take part online. The 6 top scoring schools
from this round will win a place in the Kent Final.
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Option 1: In-school paper quiz
Complete the paper quiz between September 2013 and 14 January 2014. Question / Answer packs are sent to the
nominated teacher who will be responsible for holding this stage of the competition in school lesson time where
students must be supervised throughout. Questions are multiple-choice and you should allow approximately 1 hour.
All completed Answer Books must be returned no later than 14 January 2014 to Sandra Cook, who will advise the
school if your team has qualified for the Kent Final.
Option 2: Online quiz
Take part between September 2013 and 14 January 2014. To register, log on to the Trading Standards Institute
website: www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/events/index.cfm click on the ‘young consumers’ button on the left hand side
and complete the details on the 'register to take part' web page to get your unique log-in. You will be asked for
the following details when you register for the competition: name of school, email address and team names.
Questions are multiple-choice and there is a one hour time limit. Your school may submit multiple teams but each
team may enter only once. Sandra Cook will advise the school if your team has qualified for the Kent Final.
Important: Please make absolutely sure when selecting your team that examination commitments will not
prevent them from competing in the national final, should your team qualify.
Kent Final
The Kent Young Consumers of the Year competition will take place on 7 March 2014 at Sessions House, County Hall
in Maidstone. Organised by KCC Trading Standards, this competition will be run rather like ‘University Challenge’
using electronic buzzers and scoreboards. After the sponsors buffet lunch, there will be two heats (three teams
in each) with the winning team from each heat taking part in the final round, along with the highest scoring runnerup. The champions will receive the title of Kent Young Consumers of the Year and will be presented with the Young
Consumers shield, trophies, certificates and a prize voucher from the sponsors. All Kent finalists will receive a
prize and certificate. The triumphant team will go forward to represent Kent at the next stage of this
competition, the South East Regional Final.
South East Regional Final
This event will take place at the end of March at a venue (to be confirmed) in the South East where other teams
from the region will battle for a place in the National Final. The triumphant team will take their place at the
National Final.
National Final
Regional winners will be invited to attend the final which will be held in 2014, at the Harrogate International
Centre 2 July 2014. Teams and their teacher/tutor will be invited to Harrogate for two days (one night) where
accommodation is provided along with a social programme for all to enjoy before the grand final. There are prizes
for all contestants with the winners also receiving £1,000.
To take part please complete the entry form on the reverse of this information sheet and
fax to me on 01622 221013, as soon as possible.
Young Consumers
Of The Year Competition
If you want to win prizes for your school and meet the needs of Citizenship
then take part in this exciting event organised by KCC Trading Standards.
The closing date to enter this event is 14 January 2014
For your Question Pack(s), please complete this entry form and fax it to
01622 221013 or if you require further information or will be entering online,
please telephone Sandra Cook 01622 696368
We would like to take part in the
Kent Young Consumers of the Year Competition 2013/2014
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We would prefer to take part online
We would prefer to receive question packs
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(Teams of 4 students)