HELA meets at least twice a year and is chaired jointly by the Deputy Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Chair of the Local Government Regulation (LG Regulation) Health and Safety Policy Forum.
The current Chairs of HELA are Kevin Myers, HSE's Deputy Chief Executive and Nick Powell of Dudley Metropiltan.
HELA membership comprises senior LA officers. These members represent the Local Government Association (LGA) in England, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) in Scotland and the Welsh LGA (WLGA) in Wales. HELA also includes HSE officials concerned with policy development and operations.
Also represented are The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS).
HELA’s aim is to provide strategic oversight of the partnerships between HSE and local authorities, with a view to maximising effectiveness and improving health and safety outcomes.
Local Authority Circulars
Government strategy - Health, work and well-being - caring for our future (2005)
Making a difference - Judith Hackitt