All enforcement action will be taken in accordance with the Enforcement Council’s Policy. 3. BACKGROUND 3.1 Profile of the Authority North West Leicestershire District Council services an estimated population of 90,300 covering an area of 27,933 hectares. It is a predominately rural district with 2 main urban areas, Coalville and Ashby de la Zouch. 3.2 Organisational Structure 3.2.1 Democratic Structure The Council is composed of 38 Councillors elected every four years. All Councillors meet together as the full Council. Meetings of the Council are normally open to the public. Councillors decide the overall policies and set the budget each Council’s year. The Council will appoint a Leader, a Policy Development Group, regulatory bodies, an Audit and Governance Committee and other statutory, advisory and consultative bodies. The Cabinet is responsible for most day-to-day decisions and comprises the Leader and his appointed Portfolio Holders. The Cabinet has to make decisions which are in line with the overall policies and budget. Council’s The Policy Development Group may make recommendations which advise the Cabinet and the Council on its policies, budget and service delivery as well as monitoring the decisions of the Cabinet. 3.2.2 Food Safety Team Structure The Food Safety Team sits within the Environmental Health Team which forms part of the Legal and Support Services. The team is managed by the Environmental Health Team Manager. In addition the following staff contribute to the food safety service: Environmental Health Safety Team Leader 3 Environmental Health Officers 1 Environmental Health Technician 1 Environmental Health Technical Assistant (full time) The Environmental Health Team structure chart is attached at Appendix 2 In addition there is 1 Technical Administrator and 1 Senior Technical Administrator who assist with the administration work of the Food Safety Team. The team submits any samples for microbiological analysis to the Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham and all other samples for analysis to the County Public Analyst (Staffordshire Scientific Services). Eville & Jones Ltd provide the Official Veterinary Surgeon at the border inspection post at . The Lead Official Veterinary Surgeon is Rafael Pedregosa.
All enforcement action will be taken in accordance with the Council’s Enforcement Policy. 3. BACKGROUND 3.1 Profile of the Authority North West Leicestershire District Council services an estimated population of 90,300 covering an area of 27,933 hectares. It is a predominately rural district with 2 main urban areas, Coalville and Ashby de la Zouch. 3.2 Organisational Structure 3.2.1 Democratic Structure The Council is composed of 38 Councillors elected every four years. All Councillors meet together as the full Council. Meetings of the Council are normally open to the public. Councillors decide the Council’s overall policies and set the budget each year. The Council will appoint a Leader, a Policy Development Group, regulatory bodies, an Audit and Governance Committee and other statutory, advisory and consultative bodies. The Cabinet is responsible for most day-to-day decisions and comprises the Leader and his appointed Portfolio Holders. The Cabinet has to make decisions which are in line with the Council’s overall policies and budget. The Policy Development Group may make recommendations which advise the Cabinet and the Council on its policies, budget and service delivery as well as monitoring the decisions of the Cabinet. 3.2.2 Food Safety Team Structure The Food Safety Team sits within the Environmental Health Team which forms part of the Legal and Support Services. The team is managed by the Environmental Health Team Manager. In addition the following staff contribute to the food safety service: Environmental Health Safety Team Leader 3 Environmental Health Officers 1 Environmental Health Technician 1 Environmental Health Technical Assistant (full time) The Environmental Health Team structure chart is attached at Appendix 2 In addition there is 1 Technical Administrator and 1 Senior Technical Administrator who assist with the administration work of the Food Safety Team. The team submits any samples for microbiological analysis to the Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham and all other samples for analysis to the County Public Analyst (Staffordshire Scientific Services). Eville & Jones Ltd provide the Official Veterinary Surgeon at the border inspection post at . The Lead Official Veterinary Surgeon is Rafael Pedregosa.
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