Audits
Part of our job is to evaluate the effectiveness of the official controls system in England, Wales and NI. To do this we plan and carryout audit programmes in each country.
The official controls audited cover a diverse range of activities from primary production on farms, eggs, dairy, slaughterhouses, cutting plants, animal feed, shellfish and fishery products, through to the retail sector such as supermarkets, butchers, restaurants.
The official controls system is operated by food and feed enforcement officers from competent authorities including, local authority, port health authority, the FSA itself, either directly or through contracts or service level agreements with other organisations such as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland.
Audit Reports
We have carried out a number of focused audits which look at specific aspects of local authority enforcement work.
Northern Ireland
Audit Documents
Northern Ireland
For more information on local authority audits you will need to log into the FSA Smarter Communications platform.
Revision log
Published: 5 March 2018
Last updated: 6 February 2023