West Dunbartonshire (Core Audit)

West Dunbartonshire Council is a Scottish Unitary Local Authority and therefore has responsibility for enforcing food hygiene, food standards and feeding stuffs law within the Council’s area.

The Authority has appointed authorised Officers to enforce food and feeding stuffs law, and qualification and training records for food law enforcement Officers demonstrate that authorised Officers are appropriately qualified.

The Authority has a Food Service Plan covering food hygiene, food standards and feeding stuffs law enforcement that generally meets the requirements of the Service Planning Guidance in the Framework Agreement.

Inspection forms have been completed which give a comprehensive record of the inspections carried out.

Sampling policies, procedures and programmes for food and feeding stuffs have been developed and are being implemented. Adverse food and feeding stuffs sample results are generally followed-up appropriately.

Officers use a range of informal and formal enforcement options to secure compliance, including letters, hygiene improvement and emergency prohibition notices, and reports to the Procurator Fiscal for prosecution.

The performance of the food law enforcement service is generally being monitored in accordance with required standards.