Decision

Recommendation approved

Reasons for recommendation

Enforcement Policy amends the current Chorley & South Ribble enforcement policies to create a generic approach having regard to the Enforcement Concordat.

Public Protection & Environmental Health teams in both Chorley and South Ribble, operate using generic officers covering the following subject areas, Food Safety enforcement, Private sector housing enforcement, Health & Safety enforcement, Environmental Protection enforcement & Community Safety.

Housing teams at both Chorley & South Ribble enforce Housing legislation in relation to homelessness.

Both Chorley and South Ribble Public Protection and Environmental Health teams subscribe to a national system called RIAMS (Regulatory Information and Management System).

The Enforcement policy has been amended to reference the use of RIAMS (Regulatory Information and Management System) for quality assurance purposes. RIAMS is regularly updated when guidance or legislation is amended by the government.

The Enforcement Policy has been written to enable subject specific policies to be linked as appendices.

Other options considred and rejected

The policy outlines the general approach to enforcement having regard to the national enforcement concordat, which all agencies responsible for enforcement must have regard to.