Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

Nigel Gladstone made this Government Information (Public Access) request to Shellharbour City Council as part of a batch sent to 149 authorities

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Nigel Gladstone

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

Sonya Stewart, Shellharbour City Council

Dear Nigel
I refer to your request for information in relation to food safety inspections below and the correspondence posted on your website between Wollongong City Council (WCC) and yourself in relation to this request. I understand that the NSW Food Authority may be the most appropriate agency to respond to your request. Can you please confirm if we need to respond to your request?
Thanks
Sonya

Sonya Stewart | Public Information Officer
Lamerton House, Lamerton Crescent, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
Locked Bag 155, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
p. (02) 4221 6330 f. (02) 4221 6016
e. [email address] www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2534 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:42 PM
To: Records <[email address]>
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - 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

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sonya Stewart,

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 several councils without the need for a GIPA or paperwork as it is an informal request. Can you please inform Wollongong as I had previously thought I could get the info from the food authority.

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. The food authority send an email form each year and it is emailed back to them. Lane Cove council had it in their document management system but if you do not you can request it from the food authority and they will email it back to you. It took about ten minutes to collate the information I am asking for according to other councils.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Sonya Stewart, Shellharbour City Council

Dear Nigel
Please see answers to your questions below as requested.
Kind Regards
Sonya

Sonya Stewart | Public Information Officer
Lamerton House, Lamerton Crescent, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
Locked Bag 155, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
p. (02) 4221 6330 f. (02) 4221 6016
e. [email address] www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2534 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:42 PM
To: Records <[email address]>
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - 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?

2015/16 2014/15 2013/14
465 428 466

How many warning were issued each year and how many fines each year?

2015/16 2014/15 2013/14
Warnings 13 8 9
Fines 0 1 1

What percentage of all food outlets did the council inspect each year?

100% retail

Have any outlets been shut down for non-compliance and if so what for and how many?

Nil

What were the worst offences/biggest fines for each year?

Unknown

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Gladstone

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sonya Stewart,

Thank you.

Can you please confirm if warnings include both Warnings AND Formal Improvement notices? If so can these be broken down please?

Thanks again for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Sonya Stewart, Shellharbour City Council

Dear Nigel

Please see information below as requested.

15/16 - 13 warnings / 7 Improvement Notices
14/15 - 8 warnings / 4 Improvement Notices
13/14 - 9 warnings / 4 Improvement Notices

Kind Regards
Sonya

Sonya Stewart | Public Information Officer
Lamerton House, Lamerton Crescent, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
Locked Bag 155, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529
p. (02) 4221 6330 f. (02) 4221 6016
e. [email address] www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2534 email]]
Sent: Friday, 11 November 2016 12:56 PM
To: Sonya Stewart <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

Dear Sonya Stewart,

Thank you.

Can you please confirm if warnings include both Warnings AND Formal Improvement notices? If so can these be broken down please?

Thanks again for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

-----Original Message-----

Dear Nigel
Please see answers to your questions below as requested.
Kind Regards
Sonya

Sonya Stewart | Public Information Officer Lamerton House, Lamerton Crescent, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529 Locked Bag 155, Shellharbour City Centre, NSW 2529 p. (02) 4221 6330 f. (02) 4221 6016 e. [email address] www.shellharbour.nsw.gov.au

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Sonya Stewart,

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone