 Minister to attend LACORS climate change conference Joan Ruddock MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste, has confirmed that she will be speaking at LACORS' conference, Council Regulatory Services Tackling Climate Change, on 21 October 2008. |  Funding boost for regulatory services leadership courseLACORS is urging aspiring leaders working in council regulatory services to make the most of its exciting new strategic leadership course after securing a generous funding package from the Local Better Regulation Office - in addition to LACORS' own funding. |
 Planning Bill loophole 'will silence local people', council leaders warnLACORS has written to Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears warning that hundreds of thousands of people will lose the right to complain about noise, pollution or disruption caused by the construction of major infrastructure projects under proposals set out in the Planning Bill. |  Scores on the Doors consultation - LACORS responseLACORS have responded to the FSA consultation on the introduction of a nationally recommended ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme, reiterating concerns regarding the refusal to consult on the 'five-star' scheme. |
 Councils taking tough stance on underage knife salesCommenting on the Home Office's call for a crackdown on the illegal sales of knives to under-18s, LACORS chairman Cllr Geoffrey Theobald OBE said: “Council trading standards teams are already taking a tough stance on shops selling knives to children." ■ Home Office news item
|  LACORS awarded prestigious customer service standardLACORS is proud to announce it has been awarded the Government’s customer service standard, Customer Service Excellence. This achievement demonstrates our commitment to our customers – council officers, councillors and other stakeholders – and shows that they are at the centre of everything we do. ■ Customer Service Excellence
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