Regulators' code

The Environmental Health service is delivered following the principles and objectives of the statutory Code of Practice for Regulators made under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 -

• all of our enforcement activities are risk based and proportionate
• all of our officers are competent
• an intelligence led approach is adopted to ensure that we target those businesses that pose the greatest risk or are more likely to be failing to comply with the law. We visit food establishments in accordance with the national food law code of practice and other workplaces in accordance with national code and priority planning guidance produced by the Health and Safety Executive.