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Better for business, consumers, workers and the environment

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Getting full value from regulatory services by maximizing their contribution to local economic prosperity is the central theme of this advice and guidance. It advocates greater innovation and collaboration, and is intended for local authority leaders, elected members, chief executives and service directors in England and Wales. It proposes practical ways in which councils can harness the potential of their regulatory services.


Better Local Regulation: Supporting Businesses Towards Recovery

Welcome to LBRO

Our mission is to improve the local regulation of business by environmental health, fire safety, licensing and trading standards services. The aim is to reduce unnecessary red tape for law abiding businesses to allow greater focus on targeting the rogue traders who harm vulnerable people and damage our communities.

More about us

LBRO makes information available to local government through

Local Better Regulation Office, The Axis, 10 Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 1TG
Email us at: enquiries@lbro.org.uk