MHS Audit report

Report on Local Authority Food LawEnforcement Activity in the UKJanuary 2002Further copies may be obtained from:Local Authority Enforcement DivisionFood Standards AgencyAviation House125 KingswayLondon WC2B 6NHTel: 020 7276 8419Fax: 020 7276 8447email: imrana.iqbal@foodstandards.gsi.gov.ukReport on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement Activity in the UKContentsPageSection 1: Introduction 2Scope of Report 2Section 2: Background 3Local Authority Enforcement 3Raising Food Standards – A Shared Objective 6Section 3: Monitoring and Evaluating Food Law Enforcement 8Publication of Data 9 Extra Demands on Local Authority Food Enforcement 9Completeness of Local Returns 10What Does the Data Show? 11Standards in Food Businesses 11Section 4: Local Authority Food Enforcement: comparative data 13Inspection Programmes 13Formal Action 17Prosecutions 19Sampling Activity 22Analytical Results of Samples Taken 22Sampling Rates 23Section 5: Resource Issues 25Section 6: Conclusion 26Enforcement Action 26Enhancing The Monitoring Data 26Developing Benchmarking Data 26Deveand Using Other Sources ofInformation About Local Authority Performance 27Section 7: Acknowledgements 28Section 8: Further Information 301Report on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement Activity in the UKSection 1: IntroductionThis report reviews the work carried out by Local Authorities (LAs) acrossthe UK and marks the Agency’s first year of work in this area. The reportcovers the ...