The impression I have from various sources is that LARS funding may/is to be terminated. IF that is the case, then the authority may (reading between the lines but open to corection) delegate LARS to radar units. IF that is the case, nice bit of responsibility-avoidance...
If pilots would like to have a radar service outside CAS, a way forward (the only way forward?) is to pay for it. Is there legislation in the UK which provides for such service WITHOUT paying? As a road user, I would welcome the abolition of road fund licence and bridge/tunnel/M6 toll fees...