Good practice identified during local authority audits in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Tuesday 19 June 2007

The Food Standards Agency shares good practice identified during a local authority audit, as part of the Agency's focused audit programme. A reference to good practice identified is available, together with relevant contacts from which further information is available.

The areas of good practice identified, which are grouped by the sections appearing in Chapter 2: 'The Standard' of the Framework Agreement on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement, have been identified during the following focused audits:

• Food sampling focused audits
• Formal enforcement focused audits
• Imported food focused audits
• Internal monitoring focused audits
• Statistical monitoring focused audits

The Agency is grateful to the local authorities concerned for agreeing to share this information with their colleagues. Where the good practice relates to a specific document, some of these will be available on the LACORS website.

Good practice identified: Organisation and Management
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 3) HTML format

Good practice identified: Review and Updating of Documented Policies and Procedures
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 4) HTML format

Good practice identified: Authorised Officers
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 5) HTML format

Good practice identified: Facilities and Equipment
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 6) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food and Feedingstuffs Premises Inspections
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 7) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food, Feedingstuffs and Food Premises Complaints
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 8) HTML format

Good practice identified: Home Authority Principle
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 9) HTML format

Good practice identified: Advice to Business
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 10) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food and Feedingstuffs Premises Database
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 11) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food and Feedingstuffs Inspection and Sampling
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 12) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food Safety Incidents
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 14) HTML format

Good practice identified: Enforcement
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 15) HTML format

Good practice identified: Records and Inspection Reports
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 16) HTML format

Good practice identified: Liaison with Other Organisations
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 18) HTML format

Good practice identified: Internal Monitoring
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 19) HTML format

Good practice identified: Food and Feedingstuffs Safety and Standards Promotion
(Framework Agreement, Chapter 2: 'The Standard', section 21) HTML format