Decision

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Councillor Barbara Bentham, Lead Member for Neighbourhoods, Environment and Community Safety , in exercise of the powers contained within the City Mayors Register of Executive Functions Delegated to Lead Members do hereby approve the Food Safety and Feed Service Plans for 2026-27, incorporating a review of the 2025-2026 performance.

The reasons are the Food Standards Agency (FSA) requires each Local Authority to produce a Food Service Plan in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Agency’s Framework Agreement on Local Authority Food Law Enforcement (April 2010). The plan must be approved by the authority’s relevant Member.

Options considered and rejected were N/A

Assessment of Risk : Low

The source of funding to meet the requirements of the Food Standards Agency can be met within existing budgets.

Legal Advice obtained.  Yes Shared Legal Service

Financial Advice obtained. Yes Karen Wilcha , Senior Accountant

Procurement Advice: n/a

Climate change implications: n/a

The following documents have been used to assist the decision process.

• Health and Safety Plan 2026-2027

Contact Officers:  

John Snow, Service Manager Regulatory Strategy      

Tel No 0161 925 1315

Tim Cook, Service Manager Regulatory Strategy

Tel No 0161 925 1037

*           This decision is not subject to consideration by another Executive             Lead Member/Executive Director

*           The appropriate scrutiny panel to call-in the decision is the             Community and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Panel.

Signed: Councdilor Barbara Bentham    

Lead Member for neighbourhoods, Environment and Community safety

Dated: 8th June 2026

*           This decision was published on  Wednesday 10th June 2026                                             

*           This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on Wednesday 17th June

2026 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making

Process Rules.