Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to approve the Protective Services Food Regulatory Service Plan 2025/2026 as detailed in Appendix A; and

(ii)            to note the review of performance against the Protective Services Food Regulatory Service Plan 2024/2025 contained within Appendix 2 of the Service Plan 2025/2026.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance, which advised that the Food Law Code of Practice (Scotland) 2019 required Local Authorities to prepare an annual Service Plan which detailed the intended activity of the Service based on the resources allocated.

The report noted that food enforcement services provided by Aberdeen City Council were located in Protective Services, a city-wide service within Governance and the majority of food enforcement work took place within the Commercial section of the service and officers were also involved in the provision of Elementary Food Hygiene Training, enforcement of health and safety, port health, licensing and animal health & welfare. 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)           approve the Protective Services Food Regulatory Service Plan 2025/2026 as detailed in Appendix A; and

(b)           note the review of performance against the Protective Services Food Regulatory Service Plan 2024/2025 contained within Appendix 2 of the Service Plan 2025/2026.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.