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It is with great regret and sadness that we announce the death of LACORS vice-chairman Cllr Reg Smith MBE, who died peacefully at home on Monday. Reg sat on the LACORS board for over a decade but had recently stepped down due to ill health. Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

Response to Consumer Law Review call for evidence LACORS has responded to BERR's call for evidence on its Consumer Law Review on behalf of local authorities. We support modernisation of some areas of consumer law, but cautioned against an automatic assumption that “principles based” legislation would give businesses the clarity they may desire.	New guidance on fire safety in residential accommodation Representatives from councils, fire and rescue authorities and landlord and tenant organisations attended the launch of new guidance on fire safety. The guidance aims to provide a flexible approach to enforcement which is compliant with all current legislation.
Salt intake 'is starting to fall' A campaign to reduce the amount of salt eaten in Britain by more than a third is starting to have an impact, according to the latest figures. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants the average adult to eat no more than 6g of salt a day. Between 2001 and 2008 the average fell from 9.5g to 8.6g.	Survey reveals health dangers of school holiday kids' meals The largest and most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of children’s meals at popular leisure attractions shows kids are being offered meals which are overwhelmingly in excess of the recommended guidelines for fat, saturated fat, salt, and sugar.
Coventry gets £150,000 for environmental health peer support scheme Coventry City Council has successfully been awarded Government funding for a peer support scheme which will see it working to improve its environmental health service with the help of Westminster City Council. The scheme was developed in conjunction with LACORS and IDeA.	LACORS launches groundbreaking new training course for regulatory services LACORS has teamed up with training experts KBA Solutions to produce the first ever strategic leadership programme that includes a foundation module aimed at officers from a regulatory and related services backgrounds. ■ KBA Solutions

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