Decision details

The report of the Head of Environmental Heath Services was submitted, seeking approval of the Health and Safety Service Plan for 2011/12 which sets out the Council’s functions for regulating health and safety in businesses for the forthcoming year, and includes a revised health and safety enforcement policy.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting of 7 June 2011 and their comments and support were noted.

Executive recommended that Council:-

(1)        approves the Health and Safety Service Plan 2011/12, which includes the Health and Safety Enforcement Policy; and

(2)        authorises the Head of Environmental Health Services to make changes to the Service Plan in the light of centrally issued guidance and/or to meet organisational needs.