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LASSeO (Local Authority Smartcard Standards e-Organisation)
LASSeO (Local Authority Smartcard Standards e-Organisation)
LASSeO was created in March 2002 from interested local authorities and partnerships to assist the local authority sector by reducing the risks caused by a lack of agreed standards for the public sector. LASSeO, as its name implies is concerned with doing this by selecting or developing standards and specifications for the 
public sector, by the public sector.
The LASSeO mission is to ensure that the full potential of smartcards is harnessed in the delivery of local authority electronic services for the benefit of UK citizens, by defining and monitoring interoperability standards and frameworks across platforms, issuers, local services, and environments.
LASSeO has created and manages smartcard format standards for Local Authority Applications which can reside on the same smartcards as ITSO applications.
The links below access documents published by LASSeO & SCNF on these subjects:
Guidance_Notice_from_LASSeO_and_SCNF