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Written question asked by Lord Clement-Jones (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Monday, 14 November 2011.


Adventure Activities Licensing Authority

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times the Health and Safety Executive has re-tendered the contract for the Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority since the authority's creation in 1996.
Answer

The Adventure Activities Licensing Authority (AALA) was established in 1996 under the Activity Centres (Young Persons’ Safety) Act 1995. Following a tender exercise, Tourism Quality Services Ltd (TQS) was designated as the AALA on 16 April 1996. When HSE was appointed as the AALA in 2007, following the Hampton review Reducing administrative burdens: effective inspection and enforcement, it retained TQS under contract to provide the licensing service for adventure activities. HSE has not subsequently retendered for this service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13168; 732 c97WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Contracts Health and Safety Executive Adventure Activities Licensing Authority
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk