Decision details

Members considered a revised policy on sanitary accommodation provision in premises selling food and drink and praised officers for a common sense approach to the issue.

RESOLVED that the relaxation on the number of toilets required in smaller premises providing food and drink for consumption on the premises be approved.

Reason

Section 20 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (the Act) empowers local authorities to require sanitary facilities to be made available for the use of the public in “relevant places” defined under the Act including “places used for the sale of food and drink to members of the public for consumption at the place”.  The Act gives the local authority the power to require the owner/occupier to provide sanitary accommodation of specific kinds and number, in a specified time.  ‘Relevant Place’ includes a place which is used or is proposed to be normally used for the sale of food or drink to members of the public for consumption at that place.