Purpose

It is essential the delivery of
Food Safety enforcement is undertaken in an approved and consistent
manner in compliance with Government requirements.
 
Service delivery plans for food
safety enforcement are a fundamental part of the process to ensure
national priorities and standards are addressed and delivered
locally, taking account of local needs.
 
The areas of work we intend to
deliver upon in 2025-26 includes:-
 
•          
The undertaking of interventions in food premises, which includes
routine inspections, revisits, advisory visits and sampling visits
etc to deliver on the key target dates as set out in the Action
Plan.
•          
To continue to triage new/unrated premises to allow for more
effective prioritisation of new business registration and to bring
forward those of high risk for inspection to fall into the
inspection programme and aim to inspect within 28days of the
premises opening.
•          
To improve the percentage of broadly compliant premises in the
District.
•          
To improve the poorer performing businesses with 0, 1 & 2 Food
Hygiene Ratings through support, advice and regulation.
•          
Dealing with complaints, requests for advice, food alerts and
infectious disease control
•          
Carrying out proactive food sampling in line with national and
cross regional sampling plans and locally determined high risk
priorities.
•          
To enhance food allergen awareness in food premises by delivering
advice interventions during routine inspections as well as working
alongside Staffordshire Trading Standards to implement the
Staffordshire Allergen Enforcement Memorandum of Understanding
MoU. 
To further develop our existing
‘Primary Authority’ relationship by enhancing the work
we undertake with our business partners.

Decision

1.1       To approve the Food
Safety Service Delivery Plan for 2025-26.

Reasons for the decision

2.1       The Regulatory &
Licensing Committee met on 27 Feb 2025 to consider the Food Safety
Service Delivery Plan and recommended to the Cabinet Member for
Housing & Local Plan that it be adopted. 
 
2.2       A copy of the committee
report and plan is attached.

Alternative options considered

None.