Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: April 1, 2025

Purpose:

Content: Decision taken Cabinet approved the Food Safety Service Plan and the Food Sampling Plan 2025/26.   Reason for decision The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has overall responsibility for the official control of food law enforcement in England.  This involves co-ordinating, monitoring, setting standards and auditing local authority food law enforcement activities.  This includes a requirement that all local authorities produce a food safety service plan which has been agreed by their members.  The plan for 2025/26 is shown in Appendix A of the report. The plan had been written having regard to the format prescribed by the FSA.