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Minutes:
Matter for
Decision
To consider the
Business Regulation Plan 2016/17
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Environment and
Waste
i.
Approved the Executive Summary
of the Business Regulation Plan 2016-17, 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 Environmental Health Manager.
The report outlined Cambridge City Council’s responsibilities for
enforcing food hygiene and health and safety enforcement in its area, and was
required to produce an annual plan clarifying how this would be achieved. The
Business Regulation Plan needed to clearly define the objectives permitting the
Council to fulfil its responsibilities for the year, and confirm that it had
committed sufficient resources to facilitate this work.
As the Plan was a large document an executive summary had been produced
as Appendix A which identified all of the key aspects of the full report, which
was available to view in full, and if approved by committee would imply
approval of the full Plan.
In response to Members’ questions the Environmental Health Manager said
the following:
i.
Regulations outlined who were the enforcing
authorities responsible for the investigation of an accident, whether it was
the Health and Safety Executive or the City Council.
ii.
The City Council were responsible to investigate
all accidents and complaints concerning Officers, shops, railway, small
factories, small manufactures and building merchants.
iii.
Confirmed there was only one category A premises
for food (restaurant) which meant the premises were inspected every six months
due to poor standard. Those premises in category B were inspected every twelve
months, category C premises were inspected every eighteen months. These
standards had been set by the Officers inspecting the properties based on the
high risk food served, hygiene and management.
iv.
The City Council was currently promoting a healthy
eating campaign working with public health colleagues. Officers had attended
seven community events to promote this scheme; in conjunction with the public
health reference group making a contribution to a weight management initiative.
v.
Guidance and mentoring to all food business was
available if requested.
vi.
Housing Officers would inspect kitchens in student
accommodation as the kitchen was part of the living quarters.
vii.
Invited members of the committee to join Officers
when undertaking inspections.
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.