Purpose

To realign the management reporting lines for
the Trading Standards Team and to create a refreshed team with
up-to-date revisions to the job descriptions and person
specifications offering enhanced career progression for officers
and improve retention of officers. This will also enable the
relevant recruitment to take place within the budgetary envelope
provided as the team deliver the priorities detailed in the
report.

Content

RESOLVED - That:

the Council :-

Create a modernized and updated Trading Standards team with
enhanced career progression for officers and improve the retention
of officers.

Develop and resource the team appropriately to respond to the
highlighted priority areas of work as detailed in the report.

Reasons for the decision

Option 1 - Restructure the team for the
reasons detailed in the report
Option 2 - do not restructure the team and fail to respond to the
statutory duties listed in the report

Alternative options considered

Option 2 rejected