Wealden Local Business Partnership and Business Support
What are Local Business Partnerships?
Local Business Partnerships are a national initiative aimed at individual local authorities and businesses in their area. They provide a framework to enable the business community and local authorities to work together to streamline the regulation process. The aim is to make it easier for you to understand and comply with regulations.
The Wealden Local Business Partnership was launched in December 1994 by Jonathan Evans, M.P. The Partnership represents the Directorate of Community Services of Wealden District Council, the Trading Standards Department of the East Sussex County Council and local businesses working closely together on regulatory matters which affect everyone in business.
What are their Aims?
- Cut out any unnecessary red tape.
- Help businesses to understand their responsibilities
under regulations and make it easier to comply.
- Help local authorities target enforcement
effort on those flouting the law.
- Ensure that businesses compete with one
another on level terms.
- Enable businesses to feed back their views on regulations.
How Does it Work?
Anyone seeking information about environmental health or trading standards regulations has a choice of contact points and these are set out below. Click here for specific advice for small businesses.
In addition Wealden Officers meet regularly with representatives of local businesses at the Local Business Panel Meetings. If you would like to know more then contact Gail Fenn on 01323 443555 or e mail: foodandsafety@wealden.gov.uk
How Can It Help?
If you need advice on environmental health or trading standards matters you have a number of sources of information and advice available to you.
Contact: The trade association for your type of business or your local Chamber of Commerce. They should be able to give you independent advice on a problem you may have,
OR:
Contact: Business Link Sussex Information Services on (0845) 036 0144 (Local rate call) who may be able to provide the necessary information.
OR:
Contact: the Wealden District Council Environmental Health HOTLINE ON 01323 443322 (Peter Griggs) or the East Sussex County Council Trading Standards HOTLINE ON 01323 418203 (Peter Deacon).
This service is free to all businesses
Business Support
For more general information about how the Council's Economic Development Section supports local businesses and tourism, look on this website or the Wealden Business Help Website.
Eastbourne and District Enterprise Agency (EDEAL) also aims to support local businesses. It is a 'not for profit' organisation supported by Wealden District Council and provides business counselling and advice sessions in Crowborough, Hailsham and Uckfield.
