Regulatory and Community Safety Services’ (Licensing, Environmental Health , community Safety and Trading Standards) primary function is to achieve regulatory compliance in order to protect the public, legitimate business, the environment and groups such as consumers and workers. Enforcement action is at the discretion of the Local Authority. The policy applies to all the legislation enforced by officers with delegated enforcement powers employed by Regulatory and Community Safety Services . The purpose of the policy is to enable officers to interpret and apply relevant legal requirements fairly and consistently.