Useful Links

Local Business Advice

Environmental Health

Government Departments

Regulators

Other Organisations

Local Business Advice

See the Gloucestershire County Council business pages for information on:

• Business Information Service

• The Economic Development Unit

• Business and Professional Societies and Organisations

Administered by District Councils. Responsible for legislation affecting the health, welfare and safety of the community. Subjects on which information and advice can be sought include:

• Food Safety

• Nuisance

• Pest Control

• Air Pollution Control

• Housing Conditions

• Health & Safety in certain workplaces

District Council Offices

• Cheltenham Borough Council

• Cotswold District Council

• Forest of Dean District Council

• Gloucester City Council

• Stroud District Council

• Tewkesbury Borough Council

• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

• Office of Fair Trading (OFT)

• Food Standards Agency (FSA)

• Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)

• Office of Water Services (OFWAT)
  City Centre Tower, 7 Hill Street, Birmingham B5 4UA
  Telephone: 0121 625 1300

• Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM)
  Stockley House, 130 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LQ
  Telephone: 020 7828 0898

• Office of Communications (OFCOM)
  Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London SE1 9HA
  Telephone: 0845 456 3000 or 020 7981 3040

• Office of the National Lottery (OFLOT)
  2 Monck Street, London SW1P 2BQ
  Telephone: 020 7227 2000

• Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
  P O Box 6, Token House, 1A Robert Street, Croydon CR9 1LG
  Telephone: (0181) 688 1996

• Her Majesty's Stationery Office - HMSO
  PO Box 276, London SW8 5DT

• The Court Service
  Gloucester Crown & County Court, Kimbrose Way, Gloucester GL1 2DE
  Tel: 01452 529351 - Fax: 01452 386309