Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Development and Safety

RESOLVED THAT

the Food Safety service plan for 2014-15 be approved

The Cabinet Member Development and Safety introduced the report and explained that the Food Safety Service Plan was an annual operational plan giving details of how Cheltenham was going to execute its statutory food safety functions within the Public Protection service under the Director of Environmental and Regulatory Services. He reported that there had been little change but highlighted that the following targets applied for the percentage of interventions achieved for 2014-15:

·         100% of unrated new food premises inspected within 28 days of registration/opening

·         Inspect 100% of Category A premises due for intervention

·         Insepct 100% of Category B premises due for intervention

·         Inspect 96 % of Category C premises due for intervention

·         Inspect 94% of Category D and E premises due for intervention

The Cabinet member stated that Cheltenham could be confident that the Food Safety Plan was fit for purpose in order to maintain food safety in the town.

RESOLVED THAT

the Food Safety service plan for 2014-15 be approved