{"id":4879,"date":"2016-09-22T08:46:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T08:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplylaw.waydevelopers.com\/england-wales\/wiki\/local-authority-investigations\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:12:05","slug":"local-authority-investigations","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/simply.law\/england-wales\/guides\/commercial-solicitors\/regulatory-law\/local-authority-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Local authority investigation help from Simply.Law&#8217;s regulatory defence solicitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simply.Law is the free-to-use online platform that lets you make intelligent and informed choices regarding your legal advice and representation.<\/p>\n<p>Our regulatory defence solicitors are based in firms and locations throughout the country and can help you consider your rights, options and obligations in relation to regulatory local authority investigations. This is true whether you are a small local trader, a medium-sized enterprise or a larger corporation.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, because all of our regulatory defence solicitors are signatory to the Simply.Law Member Lawyer Code, you can be assured of the following when choosing one of our specialists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Integrity<\/li>\n<li>Objectivity<\/li>\n<li>Accountability<\/li>\n<li>Openness and transparency<\/li>\n<li>Honesty<\/li>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Local authority investigations<\/h2>\n<p>Local authorities have the power to investigate a vast number of suspected and alleged regulatory offences. These range from food safety to fly tipping and may also include trading standards or educational offences.<\/p>\n<p>Simply.Law&#8217;s regulatory defence solicitors can help you uphold your rights and interests while also ensuring that you are not the victim of an erroneous or overzealous prosecution. Our solicitors&#8217; areas of expertise include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regulatory compliance advice<\/li>\n<li>Regulatory policy drafting<\/li>\n<li>Prosecution defence<\/li>\n<li>Appeals against abatement, improvement and prohibition notices<\/li>\n<li>Interviews under caution<\/li>\n<li>Challenges<\/li>\n<li>Responding to regulator complaints and enquiries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, many of our regulatory defence solicitors specialise in the following areas of regulatory work:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental prosecutions<\/li>\n<li>Care Quality Commission prosecutions<\/li>\n<li>Health &amp; Safety Executive investigations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Simply.Law&#8217;s regulatory defence solicitors<\/h2>\n<p>Local authorities are charged with investigating and prosecuting many regulatory offences. 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