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The Statement of Resources (SoR)
What a statement of resources (SoR) for meat premises is and the guidance to developing an SoR for your establishment.
England and Wales
The statement of resources is a document recording the processing requirements and resources required at the individual premises level.
This includes detail of premises operation hours for official control purposes. Resource requirements are needed in order to comply to the charges regulations.
The SoR should be drafted in collaboration between the individual food business operator (FBO) and our staff.
There is guidance available to support you in the process of working with our staff to develop an SoR specific to your establishment.
Statement of resources guidance for England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Guidance on the Statement of Resources as applicable in Northern Ireland is now part of the NI Charges Guide which can be found at Charges for controls in meat premises.
Important
References to EU legislation in FSA guidance
Directly applicable EU legislation no longer applies in GB. EU legislation retained when the UK exited the EU became assimilated law on 1 January 2024, published on legislation.gov.uk. References to any legislation in FSA guidance with ‘EU’ or ‘EC’ in the title (e.g. Regulation (EC) 178/2002) should now be regarded as assimilated law where applicable to GB. References to ‘Retained EU Law’ or ‘REUL’ should now be regarded as references to assimilated law.
For businesses moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, information on the Windsor Framework is available on GOV.UK.
The Windsor Framework was adopted by the UK and EU on 24 March 2023. The Framework provides a unique set of arrangements to support the flow of agrifood retail products from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI), allowing GB standards for public health in relation to food, marketing and organics to apply for pre-packed retail goods moved via the NI Retail Movement Scheme (NIRMS).
Revision log
Published: 18 December 2017
Last updated: 13 May 2025