Health and Safety Executive

Partnership

Section 18 Standard toolkit - Element 8

The Section 18 Standard requires every enforcing authority (EA) to work within their own organisation, in partnership with other EAs and with other regulators and stakeholders, to make best use of joint resources and to maximise their impact on local, regional and national priorities.

Basic requirements

To meet the Standard, every EA should seek opportunities to work within their own organisations and with other regulators and stakeholders to develop:

  • priorities, targets, interventions and service delivery methods;
  • joint planning, work programmes and training;
  • the most effective use of resources and funding;
  • cross-administrative boundary working;
  • advice and guidance;
  • publicity, campaigns and communications;
  • best practice;
  • co-ordinated enforcement activity;
  • shared intelligence, data and information;
  • consistency and effectiveness;
  • new services;
  • the response to reactive demands;
  • the best outcomes;
  • the delivery of justice; and
  • safer, stronger and healthier communities.

Further details are contained in the S18 toolkit.

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Updated 08.06.11