To ensure that the way To take part in the BBFA Achieved: A charging Officer Torbay charges for fish Harmonisation of Export mechanism for fish hourly export certification is Fees and Charges project exports has been rates to consistent with other to ensure that businesses agreed although this is be Local Authorities in Devon are operating in a level not ideal as every Local agreed and Somerset playing field. Authority has diffenrt through officers hourly rates so BBFA a new piece of work working needs to be done on group by the agreement of March officer hourly rates 2019 To ensure that our lower To develop a range of Achieved: A new Further risk premises receive an interventions that could be intervention was work is intervention in accordance used in the lower risk food developed with needed with the Food Law Code businesses thereby helping compliant D risk to follow of Practice to comply with the Food premises and a number up any E Law Code of Practice and were invited to a Food risk raising compliance levels of safety update day premises food safety in these types of instead of recievign an that did premises. inspection. 97 not delegates attended and complete as the event was so the positively received it is survey now being used as a model of good practice by other local authorities. A business survey was developed for E risk premises as an alternative intervention 6.3 Targets and areas Targets for 2018/19 are in Table 7 and the current planned of Improvement for improvements for 2018/19 are contained in Table 8. 2018/19 Whilst the team meet the targets for higher risk premises they are not meeting the statutory targets for medium and low risk premises which in turn could move into the higher risk categories if they are not inspected regularly. Table 7 Targets for 2018/19 – SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Number of Category A and B risk food Target 100% 100% 100% 100% hygiene premises (due every 6 months) inspected Outcome 100% 100% 100% Number of Category C risk food Target 100% 100% 100% 100% hygiene premises (due every 6 months) inspected Outcome 96% 96% 97% Number of Category D and E risk food Target 100% 100% 25% hygiene premises (due every 2 and 3 45% D 444% D 80% D 100% years respectively) Outcome for both No E,s No E,s 99% D and E E’s
To ensure that the way Torbay charges for fish export certification is consistent with other Local Authorities in Devon and Somerset To take part in the BBFA Harmonisation of Export Fees and Charges project to ensure that businesses are operating in a level playing field. Achieved: A charging mechanism for fish exports has been agreed although this is not ideal as every Local Authority has diffenrt officers hourly rates so a new piece of work needs to be done on the agreement of officer hourly rates Officer hourly rates to be agreed through BBFA working group by March 2019 To ensure that our lower risk premises receive an intervention in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice To develop a range of interventions that could be used in the lower risk food businesses thereby helping to comply with the Food Law Code of Practice and raising compliance levels of food safety in these types of premises. Achieved: A new intervention was developed with compliant D risk premises and a number were invited to a Food safety update day instead of recievign an inspection. 97 delegates attended and as the event was so positively received it is now being used as a model of good practice by other local authorities. A business survey was developed for E risk premises as an alternative intervention Further work is needed to follow up any E risk premises that did not complete the survey 6.3 Targets and areas of Improvement for 2018/19 Targets for 2018/19 are in Table 7 and the current planned improvements for 2018/19 are contained in Table 8. Whilst the team meet the targets for higher risk premises they are not meeting the statutory targets for medium and low risk premises which in turn could move into the higher risk categories if they are not inspected regularly. Table 7 – Targets for 2018/19 SERVICE DELIVERY INDICATORS 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 Number of Category A and B risk food hygiene premises (due every 6 months) inspected Target 100% 100% 100% 100% Outcome 100% 100% 100% Number of Category C risk food hygiene premises (due every 6 months) inspected Target 100% 100% 100% 100% Outcome 96% 96% 97% Number of Category D and E risk food hygiene premises (due every 2 and 3 years respectively) Target 100% 100% 25% Outcome 45% D No E,s 444% D No E,s 80% D 99% E’s 100% for both D and E
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