Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: June 23, 2025

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Content: Salford City Council - Record of Decision   I Councillor Barbara Bentham, Lead Member for Neighbourhoods, Environment and Community Safety, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Mayors Register of Executive Functions Delegated to Lead Members do hereby approve the Health and Safety Plan for 2025-2026 incorporating a review of the 2024-2025 performance.   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a National Local Authority Enforcement Code with the aim of ensuring that local authority health and safety enforcement are focused on serious risks and poor performers. To ensure the service is accountable to our community, local authority health and safety services and processes should be designed to meet the local needs of the public and businesses. This should be reflected in publicly available risk-based service plans, approved, on an annual basis, by elected members, which reflects the HSE’s strategic priorities and the objectives of the National Code. Options considered and rejected were N/A Assessment of Risk : Low   The source of funding to meet the requirements of the HSE can be met within existing budgets. Legal Advice obtained.  Shared Legal Service Financial Advice obtained. Karen Wilcha Senior Accountant Procurement Advice: n/a Climate change implications: n/a The following documents have been used to assist the decision process. Health and Safety Plan 2025-2026   Contact Officer:   John Snow, Service Manager, Regulatory Strategy      Tel No 0161 925 1315   *           This decision is not subject to consideration by another Executive             Lead Member/Executive Director *           The appropriate scrutiny panel to call-in the decision is the             Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel.             Signed: Councillor Barbara Bentham       Lead Member for neighbourhoods, Environment and Community safety Dated: 23rd June 2025       *           This decision was published on  Tuesday 24th June 2025                                               *           This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 1st July 2025                                                 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.     Salford City Council - Record of Decision   I Councillor Barbara Bentham, Lead Member for Neighbourhoods, Environment and Community Safety , in exercise of the powers contained within the City Mayors Register of Executive Functions Delegated to Lead Members do hereby approve the Food Safety and Feed Service Plans for 2025-26 incorporating a review of the 2024-2025 performance   The reasons are the Food Standards Agency (FSA) requires each Local Authority to produce a Food Service Plan in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Agency’s Framework Agreement on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement (April 2010). The plan must be approved by the authority’s relevant Member.   Options considered and rejected were N/A   Assessment of Risk : Low   The source of funding to meet the requirements of the Food Standards Agency can be met within existing budgets.   Legal Advice obtained:  Shared Legal Service Financial Advice obtained. Karen Wilcha Senior Accountant Procurement Advice: n/a Climate change implications: n/a The following documents have been used to assist the decision process. Health and Safety Plan 2025-2026   Contact Officer:  John Snow, Service Manager Regulatory Strategy       Tel No 0161 925 1315   *           This decision is not subject to consideration by another Executive             Lead Member/Executive Director *           The appropriate scrutiny panel to call-in the decision is the             Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel.             Signed: Councillor Barbara Bentham       Lead Member for neighbourhoods, Environment and Community safety Dated: 23rd June 2025       *           This decision was published on Tuesday 24th June 2025                                              *           This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 1st July 2025                                                 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.