Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016
Dear Local Council,
Can you please provide me with the number of food safety inspections carried out in your area annually, for the last three years?
How many warning were issued each year and how many fines each year?
What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?
Have any outlets been shut down for non-compliance and if so what for and how many?
What were the worst offences/biggest fines for each year?
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
Dear Richmond Valley Council,
You have not responded to my request for information yet, it has been more than a month. Can I please clarify that I want to know how many high and medium risk food businesses were inspected in each year (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16) and what percentage of the total number of these were inspected in each year, how many warnings, formal improvement notices and fines were issued in each year? How many outlets were shut down each year, if any?
This request is very simple as all the information I am asking for is contained in an annual report all councils provide to the NSW food Authority.
If you do not have a copy of it, you can request it from the food authority and they will email it back to you. I am happy to go through the form myself to get the information as several other councils have sent it to me.
Unfortunately, the Food authority will not release the forms as it is third party information so I have to request it from all councils individually. I have already received this information from more than 50 councils now without the need for a formal GIPA as it is an informal request.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
Hi Nigel
I will follow up on your request with the officer your request was referred to tomorrow.
Kind regards
Lisa Caban
Records & Information co-ordinaries
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Dear Lisa,
I've not heard from anyone or seen anything come through?
Can I please clarify that I want to know how many high and medium risk food businesses were inspected in each year (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16) and what percentage of the total number of these were inspected in each year, how many warnings, formal improvement notices and fines were issued in each year? How many outlets were shut down each year, if any?
All the information I am asking for is contained in an annual report all councils provide to the NSW food Authority.
If you do not have a copy of it, you can request it from the food authority and they will email it back to you. I am happy to go through the form myself to get the information as several other councils have sent it to me.
Unfortunately, the Food authority will not release the forms as it is third party information so I have to request it from all councils individually.
Yours sincerely,
Nigel Gladstone
Hi Nigel,
I am not sure what the delay is Nigel.
I will follow up again for you.
Kind regards
Lisa Caban
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Dear Nigel,
I apologise for the delay in responding to your request seeking
information regarding Food Safety Inspections carried out for the period
2013/14 - 2015/16.
Please find set out below, responses to your request:
* 2013/2014 – 102 high risk – 23 medium risk 15 low risk – 107
inspections completed / 7 needed reinspection – 3 need an additional
reinspection – 10 warning / 1 improvement notice / 0 prohibition
orders / no prosecutions
* 2014/2015 – 110 high risk 14 medium risk 9 low risk – 114
inspections completed / 2 needed reinspection – 14 warnings / 3
improvement notices / 0 prohibition orders / no prosecutions
* 2015/2016 - 142 high risk 6 medium risk 1 low risk - 136
inspections completed / 5 needed reinspection – 22 warnings / 3
improvement notices / 1 prohibition order / no prosecutions
I hope this information is of assistance to you, however in the event you
should require anything further, please do not hesitate to contact
Council.
Have a lovely day.
Kaela Barber
Managerial Assistant
On behalf of
Andrew Hanna
Manager Development and Environment
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