Interested in joining LACA?

There are many benefits of membership and these include -

• Regular regional meetings and a network of colleagues to discuss key issues.
• Social events where people can make new friends and contacts.
• LACA newsletter sent to you regularly throughout the year.
• A platform to influence Government policy.
• Public relations opportunities to raise the profile of the industry via catering education and local authority media e.g. National School Meals Week and School Chef of the Year.
• An annual Conference with reduced rates for members.
• Training and educational seminars to develop new skills and raise awareness of new legislation.
• Annual Yearbook.

How to join

To join LACA simply complete the online form and return to us. We will then invoice your company accordingly.
Alternatively print a copy of the form, complete and return with your payment to: LACA Membership Subscriptions, Bourne House, Horsell Park, Woking, Surrey GU21 4LY

Types of Membership

Individual Membership
This full membership category gives full voting rights and enables you to attend local branch meetings and obtain concessionary rates at the annual conference. Details of LACA events can either be sent to your business or home address.

Associate Membership
This grade of membership is for people or businesses working with or supplying to local authority caterers. It would suit consultants to the sector, food and equipment suppliers and anyone else with an interest in this market place. It entitles you to all the benefits of individual membership except that you are unable to vote at meetings.

Corporate Membership
This is available to managers of any local authority catering organisation to enable them to involve their whole management team in the activities of LACA. The package is for five named members. All correspondence is sent to the Corporate Head Office.

Licentiate Membership
This classification is for an individual school or local authority who would have one named member. This could be the head teacher, bursar, individual teacher, governor or education officer. Licentiate members have no voting rights.

Retired Membership
LACA values the experience of its long term members and welcomes their continued involvement beyond retirement.

Annual Subscription Rates

Individual: £66.06 + VAT £7.66 = £73.72 

Licentiate:  No longer being offered in 2009 

Corporate: (5 members) £300.53 + VAT £33.83 = £334.36 

Associate: First member - £221.81 + VAT £31.02 = £252.83 

Extra members - £89.89 + VAT £11.23 = £101.12 

Retired Member: £18.51 + VAT £0.53 = £19.04 

Plus Joining fee 
Joining Fee : £12.77 + VAT £1.92 = £14.69 

Membership subscriptions are renewable on 1st January of each year. £15.00 of each membership fee is zero rated for VAT.

NEW MEMBERS WHO JOIN AFTER THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (NORMALLY JULY) WILL BE CHARGED PRO RATA TO DECEMBER.

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