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Trading Standards service plan 2012 PDF 68 KB
Sean Murphy
Councillor Hilary Cole
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ID2474
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Portfolio
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Councillor Hilary Cole
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Resolved that the Trading
Standards Strategic Delivery Plan 2012-14 be approved, subject to
the inclusion of the appropriate amendments as set out in the
addendum below:
Consultation Response from Cllr Alan Macro
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Comment
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Consumer Protection, which I view as a prime
function of the Council, is missing.
Businesses achieving compliance through self
regulation is not a mission, but a method of achieving other
functions. Its inclusion here gives it undue prominence.
Food safety is not specifically included in the list
at the top of page 9. It should be
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Will add new bullet point to make this
explicit.
This is a national priority and reflects the move to
risk based enforcement. Will amend to read ‘In
line with national priorities will maintain a risk based approach
to inspection which allows for better use of resource and reduces
the burden on compliant businesses.’
Will reference the fact that protection of safety
and health are of the highest priority.
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There are a large number of bridges with weight
restrictions in the authorities' areas. 30 weight restriction
checks per year therefore seems
insufficient.
Streetcare
cases should be added to the sources of intelligence
for locations and sources of fly-tipping
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This comes down to priorities. We only have limited
resource to devote to this function and we believe this maintains a
reasonable level of compliance.
Will insert.
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Schools should be added to the sources of
intelligence for under-age tattooing and sun-bed use.
The RSPCA should be added to the sources of
intelligence for animal welfare problems.
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Will insert.
Will insert.
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What is the definition of "primary production
points"? Would premises where food produced elsewhere is re-heated
be included? If not, they should be included in a separate
category.
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Primary production is defined in Food Standards
Agency guidance. This definition will apply.
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The service plan covers the years 2012 to 2014, so
the term "emphasis this year" should be changed.
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The food plan is an annual plan and will be reviewed
next year. This will be made clearer in the reference to it in the
introduction.
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The 80 officer days for food standards inspections
and the 20 for food hygiene at primary production seems woefully
inadequate for the 399 high and medium risk food premises on the
database, particularly if re-inspections have to be carried
out.
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All high risk and half of medium risk premises are
visited annually. We believe the resource level estimate is correct
but if not resource will be moved to ensure that the inspection
programme is delivered.
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Presumably, the planned expenditure of £25K
for food standards sampling and £10K for agriculture sampling
does not include staff costs.
Why is there no separate cost centre for the trading
standards food enforcement function?
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Correct. This is sampling and analysis cost.
In the context of the shared service this is not
considered necessary.
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