Meeting documents

Recommendation 138 – Food and Feed Service Plan for Trading Standards Service Delivery 2016-17

Dorset County Council Environmental performance, policies and greenhouse gas emissions 2015/16

In relation to minute 137, Cllr Trevor Jones asked about the progress of a Transport and Movement Study in relation to the impact of parking arrangements across Dorchester as a local member, and highlighted the damage to the quality of life of people living in Dorchester. It was reported that the Council was working with the Dorset Councils Partnership and the Local Enterprise Partnership in order to determine the parking requirements for Dorchester, and that the report would not be completed until early 2017. Liaison with local members regarding the completion of the review would continue with the Cabinet Member for Environment, Infrastructure and Highways.

Syrian Resettlement Programme

In relation to minute 136, a question was raised in relation to the placement of unaccompanied refugee children by the Council into out of county placements, and the commitment of members as corporate parents to ensure the quality of care packages for the children.  The Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Children’s Safeguarding confirmed that the Council was doing as much as it could to place children with suitable foster carers, but the situation was very fluid as the numbers changed frequently. The Cabinet Member undertook to raise the issue with the lead Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills and to encourage wider updates with elected members as corporate parents, especially with local members, and to provide a briefing.

Attention was also drawn to information from officers to appeal for household items to aid the settlement programme.

Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne – Position Statement

A number of members raised questions regarding minute 143, to explore the outcome of the school replacement project to a conclusion, together with the provision of the detail relating to the matter.  Confirmation was given that the Cabinet had taken careful advice on the matter which had brought the project to the end of a long and difficult period with the best possible resolution, the details of which were highly confidential and had been shared with members by email and through an invitation to attend the Cabinet meeting at the time.  It was noted that information was available from the Monitoring Officer on request.

Resolved

That the report of the Cabinet on 28 September 2016 be adopted and Recommendation 138 be approved.

Recommendation 138 – Food and Feed Service Plan for Trading Standards Service Delivery 2016-17

1. That the County Council be recommended to approve the Food Service Plan and Feed Service Plan for 2016-17 for delivery by the Trading Standards Service.

2. That the County Council be recommended to change the corporate Scheme of Delegation 2013 such that the reference in its appendix 3 to the Food Law Enforcement Service Plan is removed, thus allowing future Food Service Plans, Feed Service Plans or any service delivery plans relating to food law enforcement service delivery to be approved in the same manner as any other matter delegated to the responsible senior manager relating to the plans or work of the Trading Standards Service.

Reasons for Recommendations

1. The plans set out specific areas of service delivery for the Trading Standards team in a brief and publicly available format. The approach set out would meet statutory requirements for service provision, and the need to produce plans to accord with the FSA Framework Agreement. This work also contributed to the Council’s corporate outcomes of a healthy Dorset through maintaining food and feed composition and labelling standards and a prosperous Dorset, through fair trading and compliant businesses.

2. The changes would support the general drive of the Localism Act 2011 and the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to increase flexibility and freedoms and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy through appropriate delegated power to the relevant senior manager, with appropriate means for consultation with the relevant Cabinet member lead.