Agenda item

Decisions:

1.              That the delegation arrangements in respect of the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service, set out in version 2.08.16 of the authority’s Constitution [ i.e. in Part 3 - Officer of the Council Delegation Arrangements : {c} Environmental Health and Trading Standards  - Schedule 1] are amended to:

·             add the official Feed and Food Control (Wales) Regulations 2009, The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 and the Law of Property Act 1925 to the list of legislation [set out in the above referred to Schedule 1] delegated to the Director of Environment, the Head of Planning and Public Protection and the Environmental Health and Trading Standards Manager;

·             delegate to those officers in [a] above the authority to authorise individual competent and qualified Officers to act under that legislation;

·             delegate to those Officers in [a] above the authority to institute legal proceedings under the provisions contained in the official Feed and Food Control (Wales) Regulations 2009, the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011, the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 and the Law of Property Act 1925 in conjunction with the Head of Legal Services [including the signing of any cautions in accordance with Home Office Guidelines] and, where an alleged offender is being held in custody in relation to an offence, to institute proceedings by way of charge;

2.              That the Head of Legal Services be authorised to seek amendment of the Constitution by the Council in due course, in order to reflect the above changes to the Authority’s delegation arrangements.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure that the Constitution reflects changes that have been made to certain legislation and that identified further legislation has been added.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.