LBRO Conference,
Thursday, 19 November
Working together to forge a new relationship between business and
its local regulators is the focus of the LBRO Conference at the
Hilton Metropole Hotel, London, on Thursday, 19 November.
The keynote address at the public body for better local
regulation’s annual event will come from the Minister for Business
and Regulatory Reform, Ian Lucas MP, who will tell delegates about
the Government’s vision for better regulation policy.
Among the key speakers will be Karren Brady, Managing Director of
Birmingham City Football Club. Ipsos MORI UK and Ireland Chief
Executive, Ben Page, will chair a session on local regulation’s
impact on quality of life.
The event will showcase progress over the previous year,
reflecting major developments in the local better regulation /
post-Hampton agenda. Delegates will also hear about the success of
LBRO’s key initiatives such as Primary Authority, which
establishes a single point of contact for local regulations for
companies operating in multiple local authority areas; and the
Trading Places scheme in which regulators are placed with
businesses – literally experiencing the impact of their work at
the ‘business end’.
Headlined ‘Working Together for Better Local Regulation’, the
event is the essential conference for senior local authority
representatives, national regulators, business leaders and
consumer groups.
Chair of LBRO, Clive Grace, who will open the first conference
session, said: “The value of simpler, more effective local
regulation has never been so widely recognised and understood, and
this greater awareness offers the opportunity for better working
between regulators, business and consumers.
“The potential long term benefits of boosting economic prosperity
and improving the quality of life for everyone are very
significant. We want this conference to help forge a new
relationship with business and consumers, and we would invite our
partners to join us in seizing the opportunity it presents.”
The conference cover the contribution of better regulation to
economic prosperity, sharing best practice, delivering quality of
life and the next steps for better regulation. There will also be
the latest update on how good practice is being shared among
regulators through the Beacon theme ‘Cutting Red Tape.
Those wishing to attend should call 0207 324 4330 or register
online at www.neilstewartassociates.com/sa257.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
1. Journalists are welcome to attend. For a free media delegate
place please call 0207 324 4330 or register online at www.neilstewartassociates.com/sa257.
2. The Primary Authority scheme was designed by the Better
Regulation Executive and approved by Parliament as part of the
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008. Primary Authority
came into law on 6 April 2009. Primary Authority partnerships are
available to any business that trades across two or more council
boundaries, regardless of size. Small businesses that sell from
websites, for example, have the same access to consistent advice
about trading standards and health and safety rules as big
manufacturing or construction companies. The scheme will improve
compliance to the benefit of business, consumers and communities.
3. The Local Better Regulation Office (LBRO) helps local
authorities improve their environmental health, trading standards,
fire safety and licensing services – reducing burdens on
businesses that comply with the law while targeting those who
flout it. It was incorporated as a government-owned limited
company in May 2007. Following the commencement of the Regulatory
Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 on 1 October 2008, it now
operates as an executive non-departmental public body, accountable
to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills through the
Better Regulation Executive. LBRO is governed by an independent
Board, has a staff of around 25 and is based in central
Birmingham. Our remit covers the whole of the UK and we liaise
closely with the devolved administrations to ensure our work in
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland is appropriate. For further
information please visit www.lbro.org.uk
Media enquiries to Jo Barker or Roland Curtis
Contacts:
Local Better Regulation Office
nds.lbro@coi.gsi.gov.uk
Jo Barker.
Phone: 0121 226 4019
Jo.barker@lbro.org.uk