2, 3 April
Lacors in partnership with the CIEH organised the third Environmental Health: the year ahead conference. The conference provided an opportunity to air the debate about local government and the health agenda.
Conference aims
To bring together key figures in environmental health to discuss the main issues in the year ahead
The following topics were covered:
- Local government: political perspective
- Local government: professional perspective
- Key services contributing to health agenda
- LACORS and the CIEH priorities
Presentations
- Cllr Sean Kerr, LACORS Vice Chair, Northern Ireland
- Andrew Griffiths, Acting Director of Policy, CIEH
- Julie Barratt, Director, CIEH Wales
- Gary McFarlane, Director, CIEH Northern Ireland
- Graham Russell, Chief Executive LBRO
- Alan Lacey, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Sainsburys
- John Tilley, Senior Policy Manager, Tobacco Policy, Department of Health
- Paul Hooper, Regional Tobacco Policy Manager, West Midlands
- Sharon Davies, Principal Solicitor, Blackpool Borough Council
- Kevin Myers, Deputy Chief Executive, HSE
- Ed Mitchell, Head of Business Performance & Regulation, Environment Agency
- Graham Jukes, Chief Executive, CIEH
- Derek Allen, Executive Director, LACORS