HELA

Welcome to the Health and Safety Executive/Local Authority Enforcement Liaison Committee (HELA) site.

HELA was set up in 1975 to provide effective liaison between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities (LAs). It seeks to ensure that health and safety legislation is enforced in a consistent way among LAs, and between LAs and HSE. HELA provides a national forum for discussion and exchange of information on enforcement of legislation. It promotes the achievement of good health and safety standards and practice.

Many of HELA's achievements since 1975 have been the result of co-operation between LAs and HSE. This fruitful partnership continues to grow, as LAs and HSE work more closely together nationally and locally to develop a greater synergy between their health and safety programmes, with common objectives.

• HELA structure, strategy and role
• HELA meetings
• Joint Chairs of HELA statement on enforcement

HELA is supported and administered by the Local Authority Unit (LAU). For further information please contact the LAU at the HSE, 7SW Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HS Tel: 0207 717 6438 Fax: 020 7717 6418

• Call HSE Infoline
  0845 345 0055