Supermarkets charging customers the wrong amount at the tills will not be named and shamed by a council.

Research by Brighton and Hove Trading Standards has shown that every supermarket visited by officials produced an incorrect bill total for a group of items picked off the shelves.

The Argus revealed last month that the worst offending store in the city had almost half of its goods incorrectly priced.

But despite a request under the Freedom of Information Act Brighton and Hove City Council is still refusing to name the guilty shops.

The Argus will now report the local authority to the Information Commissioner in London for withholding information in the public interest.

The Campaign for Freedom of Information criticised the council for failing to provide a valid reason for withholding the information.

A council spokesman said the local authority would not name the offending supermarkets as all those involved had agreed to take action to prevent further mistakes.