Issue - meetings
Introduction of Food Hygiene Rating Charges for Rescoring Revisits
Meeting: 20/03/2018 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 142)
142 Charging Food Businesses for Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Rescore Inspections 
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Minutes:
The Committee considered the report of Mrs Tracey Beattie, Mid Kent Environmental Health Manager which related to the introduction of a charge for re-inspection under the scheme for both businesses and the authority.
It was noted that the fee had been set to cover the cost of re-inspection and allowed food businesses the opportunity of reducing the current (up to) six months re-inspection period to no more than three months once the request and fee had been received.
In
response to questions by Members, the Officer advised
that:-
·
That the public can find out from the FSA website
(and via a link from the Council’s website what the business
Food Hygiene Rating Scores are.
·
Businesses do not know the date when the
re-inspection would be likely to occur.
·
There was a right of appeal for businesses that
disagreed with tie rating given at the initial inspection, this is independent of the process of a
re-inspection. The appeal process would
continue and involved a review by both the Team Leaders from
Sittingbourne and Tunbridge Wells offices.
RESOLVED:
That the introduction of a charge for re-inspections for
re-scoring be introduced from 1st April
2018.
Voting: Unanimous