Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to adopt both proposed service plans for 2026/2027.

The Committee resolved to adopt both the Food Safety Service Plan for 2026/27 and the Safety Service Plan for 2026/27 as outlined in the report.

The Committee considered a report from the Joint Senior Environmental Health Manager (JSEHM) that sought adoption of the two Service Plans for 2026/27, Food Safety and Health and Safety. They were advised that the Council had a statutory obligation to have both service plans in place.

The main objectives within both Service Plans were outlined to the Committee members. The Committee queried the reduction in infectious disease cases, down from 165 in 2023/24 to 58 in 2025/26 and were advised that the Council no longer needed to report cases of Campylobacter as this was normally contracted by food handling within the individual’s home. Reports involving an imminent risk of health to others, such as e-coli, salmonella would be treated as Red Cases and would be investigated within 24 hours of the complaint being received. The JSEHM advised that her team focussed on 3 national projects under the Health and Safety Service Plan in 2025/26, electrical safety, inflatable amusement devices and gas safety in commercial catering settings.

The Committee resolved to adopt both the Food Safety and Health and Safety Service Plans for 2026/27 as outlined in the report.