Our website and services are available to customers in the UK who deal with Local Government Regulation (formerly LACORS); namely local authority heads of regulatory services, front line council officers, councillors, officers from central bodies, staff and officials from partner organisations such as central government departments and professional bodies.
Individual businesses and members of the public should contact their trade association or local council.
Regulatory functions within Local Government Regulation' remit
Local Government Regulations' work currently covers a variety of local authority regulatory services, primarily enforcement, including:
Local Government Regulation has produced a series of handbooks aimed at councillors to explain more about councils’ role in a number of these service areas. Local Government Regulations' councillor handbooks can be downloaded here.
Local Government Regulation policy support - what and where?
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England |
Wales |
Scotland |
Northern Ireland |
| Animal health and welfare |
YES |
YES |
YES |
-- |
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Animal feed |
YES |
YES |
YES |
-- |
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Environmental protection |
YES |
YES |
-- |
-- |
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Food safety, hygiene and standards |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Health and safety enforcement at work |
YES |
YES |
YES |
-- |
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Licensing Act and Gambling Act |
YES |
YES |
-- |
-- |
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Private sector housing |
YES |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Streetscene and environmental crime |
YES |
YES |
-- |
-- |
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Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing |
YES |
YES |
-- |
-- |
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Trading standards |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES | Other regulatory functions outside Local Government Regulations' remitThere are a number of regulatory service areas which are currently not within Local Government Regulations' remit. Councils are kindly requested to seek information on these services from either the specific websites where listed below or from the local government website http://www.local.gov.uk/
Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland
Further information about Local Government Regulations’ work in the devolved countries is available below:
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland |