Decision details

Food Safety Service Plan 2017 to 2018

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Public Protection and Enforcement

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

That the Food Safety Service Plan 2017 to 2018 be approved.

 

That it be noted that targets to reduce the backlog of inspections are dependent on being able to recruit to the additional food safety posts.

Reasons for the decision:

The Food Safety Service Plan outlines a range of objectives for 2017/18 which have been developed to address a number of issues identified by the Food Standards Agency following its audit of the Food Safety Service in April 2017, including the delivery of a comprehensive programme of inspections.  The delivery of the Food Safety Service Plan will be supported by additional resources agreed by the Council’s Executive at its meeting on 9th August 2017, including funding to appoint two full-time permanent and three full-time temporary food safety officers for a period of up to 18 months. 

Publication date: 11/10/2017

Date of decision: 11/10/2017

Effective from: 19/10/2017

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