148 Environmental Health Enforcement Policy 2020 PDF 112 KB
To consider and decide on the recommendations as set out in the attached report.
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Decision:
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.
Minutes:
Tracey Beattie, Mid Kent Environmental Health Manager introduced the report to approve the draft Environmental Health Enforcement Policy 2020.
Discussions and questions from Member included the following matters:
- The document updated the existing policy and took into account new legislation that had been introduced nationally.
- The new legislation reflected the primary authority status of some businesses and the arrangements with specific local authorities.
- The policy also re-enforced measures that would allow procedures to be ramped up where there was a need to protect people e.g. the closure of a facility.
- The policy would provide a clear framework for officers that would provide consistency across the board for businesses.
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.