Decision details

The Environmental Health Enforcement Policy 2020 is a revision of the 2015 policy. It updates the policy to include the Co-ordination of Regulatory Enforcement Regulations 2017, statute that should be considered when enforcement action is being considered for businesses that have a Primary Authority arrangement.
The policy aims to ensure that enforcement decisions are consistent, transparent and proportionate. That people, businesses, organisations and the community are aware of the basis on which enforcement action is taken.

RESOLVED – That the draft Environmental Health Enforcement Policy be approved.

REASON FOR DECISION:

To take account of revised legislation that would provide a framework for enforcement decisions to be consistent, transparent and proportionate.  The adoption of the 2020 Enforcement Policy would ensure that best practice was incorporated into the revised policy.