Environmental health
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Report a dog problem
The dog warden service promotes and monitors responsible dog ownership, enforces dog fouling and dog nuisance legislation and deals with stray ...
Consumer advice
Providing consumers with information and advice on minimum standards of buying and selling of goods and services.
Environmental information regulations
Enforceable regulations that govern the public's right to access environmental information held by public authorities including local ...
Fair trading
The aim of fair trading is to ensure truthfulness of trade and prevent consumers being misled during contractual negotiations for goods and services. This
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS)
The Food Safety Team aim to protect the health of all people by ensuring food and drink available in our Borough is safe to consume.
Food safety regulations
The Food Safety Team aim to protect the health of all people by ensuring food and drink available in our Borough is safe to consume.
Food safety risk assessment
Risk assessments are a legal requirement for all food businesses. The local authority require a risk assessment to be carried out prior to registration
Food safety standards
Ensuring standards are maintained in all aspect of food production and distribution, animal health and agriculture. This may involve inspections, investigation
Apply for a licence to provide massage and special treatment
If you provide massage, some beauty treatments or offer tattoing or body piercing then you may require a licence for your premises.
Pest control
The service is provided for pests considered to be a risk to public health or food safety. A service is also be provided to control pests that ...
Pollution control - inspection and regulation of premises - Part A(2) and Part B processes
A permit is required by an business which could cause pollution or is involved in waste management. Permits for Part A(2) and Part B processes are issued
Product safety
The trading standards service has an important role in supporting and advising businesses, as well as cracking down on unsafe products and ...
Register a cooling tower
All premises where cooling towers and evaporative condensers are situated must register with the local authority under The Notification of Cooling Towers
Report fly tipping
The Council has responsibility for acting on reports of flytipping to both remove the waste and to locate and prosecute the offenders. Where the waste
Retail trading standards
This service aims to ensure that any retailer operating in the area is confident that they can do so in the knowledge that they are operating ...
Trading standards: Advice to businesses
Trading standards provides advice and information to local traders to help ensure they comply with trading standards legislation. Routine visits are usually
Weights and measures
Trading Standards are required to ensure that all goods sold are correctly weighed and measured in accordance with current legislation. This ...
