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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Climate Action and Environment
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To consider and approve the plan for 2015-6 as required by the Food Safety Agency (FSA) and Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
Matter for Decision
Cambridge City Council is responsible for food hygiene and
health and safety enforcement in its area, and is required to produce an annual
plan clarifying how this will be achieved. The Business Regulation Plan needs
to clearly define the objectives allowing the Council to fulfil its
responsibilities for the year, and confirm that it has committed sufficient
resources to enable this work to be achieved. It also needs to be submitted to
the Council for their consideration and to have evidence of the formal approval
of the plan. The Plan is a large document and therefore this year an Executive
Summary has been produced as Appendix A which identifies all of the key aspects
of the full report, which is available to view in full, and if approved by committee
will imply approval of the full Plan.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Environment, Waste and Public Health
Approved the Executive Summary of the Business Regulation Plan 2015-16, and
by implication the full report.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Team Manager (Commercial).
In response to Members’ questions the Team Manager (Commercial) said the
following:
i.
There were no Category A
businesses in the city (ref P58 of the Officer’s report).
ii.
(Ref P60 of the Officer’s report) A commercial
estate targeted intervention initiative was set by Food Standards Authority
guidance on standards such as how food based businesses were
managed, stock rotation and staff training.
iii.
It was expected that the circa 90% compliance
figures for inspected premises could be maintained through Officers offering
training and mentoring.
iv.
Training for businesses on hygiene, health and
safety etc could be a future source of income for the
Council.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 22/05/2015
Date of decision: 17/03/2015