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LACEF
Accès restreint | En cours - mars 2012 | Dernière modification - Hier | 983 membres
Since 1997, LACEF strives to be a Centre of Excellence in promoting best practice in local authority debt recovery. LACEF is devoted to providing help to our members. People join because they need a place where they can ask questions. Our tenet is about providing advice and help. Members raise queries, give answers and share best practice in debt matters – all for free in a private forum. The forum is supported by regular seminars and conferences. We discuss the practical recovery of council tax, business rates, parking and sundry debts using the latest software, techniques, insolvency and law changes. This is a friendly forum where members stay for many years. To many its a community of like minded people – doing the best they can in a challenging world. We have members in almost 300 local authorities throughout England and Wales and some in Scotland.

Who We Are 

  • Members: Council and central government employees, from frontline workers to senior management 

  • Coverage: Nearly every local authority in England & Wales, with some from Scotland 

  • Experience: Nearly 30 years of community support 

  • Run voluntarily by an executive of experienced local government staff from across the country

Join the LACEF Forum

If you wish to participate, please register an account on Knowledge Hub, then search for the LACEF Forum and select ‘Request to join’.

Membership is open to council or central government employees only. Our members range from frontline workers to senior management, and we even have a few retired members who continue to contribute their expertise.

What We Do 

Share best practices in recovering;

  • Council tax 

  • Business rates 

  • Sundry debts 

  • Parking fines 

Please see below some of the recent discussions we have had on the forum.

LACEF conference photo by Sara Beaumont Photography
Photo by Sara Beaumont Photography

 

Our History 

LACEF was established in 1997 by Barrie Minney at Brighton & Hove Council. Since then, it has grown into a Centre of Excellence for debt recovery best practices. 

 

Membership Benefits 

  • Free membership: No fees for joining or attending events 

  • Regular activities: Webinars, seminars, and an annual conference 

  • Government collaboration: Central government departments, including HM Treasury, MHCLG, Cabinet Office, and Ministry of Justice, often consult with LACEF and have members within the forum. 

  • Weekly updates: Receive an email with the latest discussions (daily updates available) 

  • A private and friendly space to ask questions, share experiences, and support each other 


It’s a Community 

Many members stay for years because LACEF is more than a forum—it's a community. 

Join us today and be part of a network of professionals dedicated to making a difference in the challenging world of debt recovery. 

 


Discussion headings

Some of our recent discussions include: 

RE: re Reviewing Council Tax discounts

18 June 2025 09:09

RE: Charging Order Hearings

18 June 2025 08:23

SMI

17 June 2025 14:09

Change or name evidence

17 June 2025 14:09

New Role available - Technical Business Analysist - Revenues & Benefits

17 June 2025 14:08

RE: Incentivisation package for In house Enforcement agents

12 June 2025 11:12

RE: Xantura

11 June 2025 15:05

RE: Incentivisation package for In house Enforcement agents

11 June 2025 09:35

Incentivisation package for In house Enforcement agents

11 June 2025 09:25

Attachment of Allowances

11 June 2025 08:05

RE: Reminder Templates

04 June 2025 11:38

Reminder Templates

04 June 2025 11:35

RE: Class G Exception - Extension

04 June 2025 09:42

New IVA protocol from Insolvency Service

03 June 2025 11:53

City of London fails in challenge over NNDR "Empty Boxes" mitigation

03 June 2025 11:26

RE: Class G Exception - Extension

03 June 2025 09:48

RE: Class G Exception - Extension

02 June 2025 08:33

Class G Exception - Extension

30 May 2025 13:58

RE: Issuing summons in the post

30 May 2025 08:27

Proper bailiff regulation is long overdue

29 May 2025 08:53

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