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Health and Safety Executive Board (HSE)/Local Government Panel (LGP)

The next meeting between the HSE Board and the LGP will be held on 7 October 2008

The HSE/Local Government Panel (HSE/LGP) promotes strategic dialogue on local, central and devolved government issues that impact on health and safety regulatory functions. It also reviews the effectiveness and performance of the partnership between the enforcing authorities the Health and Safety Executive and Local Authorities (LAs).

Meetings are held twice a year and are chaired jointly by the Chairman of LACORS and the Chair of HSE. The current Chairs are Councillor Geoffrey Theobald OBE, LACORS and Judith Hackitt CBE, HSE.

The HSE/LGP membership comprises LA elected members from England, Scotland and Wales. These members represent the Local Government Association in England, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities in Scotland and the Welsh Local Government Association in Wales.