The Scottish Government works with local authorities and other regulatory agencies to improve the regulatory and enforcement environment for businesses in Scotland through promotion of an Enforcement Concordat.
The Concordat was launched jointly by central and local government in March 1988, and encourages constructive relationships between regulators and the business community in enforcement matters by advocating precepts of openness, helpfulness, proportionality and consistency.
All Scottish local authorities have adopted the Concordat and each authority has nominated a lead officer responsible for the promotion and monitoring of the Concordat within their area.
Local Authority Enforcement Concordat Lead Officers Meeting
To encourage best practice and allow a national forum for discussion of issues surrounding the Enforcement Concordat, regular meetings were held of the 32 Scottish Local Authority Lead Officers for the Concordat. These meetings brough together the lead officers with business organisations, regulators and others to ensure that everyone had an opportunity to participate in the debate.