Issue - meetings

To seek approval for the introduction of a charge for food hygiene rating scheme re-rating inspections.

The Council operates the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme which gives businesses in scope a food hygiene rating that they can display in their premises. A rating between 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) can be given.  Any business scoring less than a 5 can request a re-rating inspection in accordance with the Brand Standard.  This activity can be charged for to offset the cost of providing this activity.

RESOLVED that Food Hygiene Re-Rating requests are charged for on a cost recovery basis and that fees are reviewed annually.

Reason

The ability to charge allows for greater flexibility in the number of requests a business can make.