Decision details

Food Safety Service Plan - APR17/CMDN/38

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Communities and Environment Capital

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve the service plan.

Reasons for the decision:

The FSA have in place a framework agreement which sets out their expectations from local authorities in their delivery of official controls on food and feed law. It outlines planning and delivery requirements based on statutory codes of practice, and these provisions are required to be reflected in the local authority’s service plans to ensure local transparency and accountability.

Alternative options considered:

None. The Food Law Enforcement Service Plan is considered to be the best mechanism to comply with the framework agreement, and the FSA expect local authorities to produce and publish a plan.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

The Framework Agreement on Official Feed and Food Controls by Local Authorities (published on the FSA website www.food.gov.uk)

 

 

Publication date: 10/04/2017

Date of decision: 10/04/2017

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