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 Blacktown City 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 and what percentage of these were inspected in each year.
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.
Lane Cove council had this in their document management system but 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 40 councils now without the need for a GIPA or any paper work as it is an informal request.
I would also like to know how many formal improvement notices were issued in each year.
Yours faithfully,
Nigel Gladstone
Dear Mr Gladstone,
Thank you for your email.
Please find requested information below:
For the 2013/2014 financial year
• We had 1152 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1152 (100%) of these shops.
• We issued 90 warnings
• We issued 111 fines
• We closed 2 shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
For the 2014/2015 financial year
• We had 1137 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1044 (92%) of these shops.
• We issued 77 warnings
• We issued 71 fines
• We closed 2 shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
For the 2015/2016 financial year
• We had 1159 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1072 (92%) of these shops.
• We issued 56 warnings
• We issued 52 fines
• We did not close any shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
Hoping you find the information satisfactory.
Council reference: GIPA16/2035
Mohammed Survery| Governance Assistant | Blacktown City Council
PO Box 63 Blacktown NSW 2148 | T 02 9839 6423
E [email address] | W www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2405 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 October 2016 2:41 PM
To: Blacktown Council
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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Dear Mohammed Survery,
How many Formal Improvement notices were issued each year, and was this number included in the fines number you sent?
Thanks for the information.
Yours sincerely,
Nigel Gladstone
Dear Mr Gladstone,
Thank you for your reply.
Please find the additional information below:
'How many Formal Improvement notices were issued each year, and was this number included in the fines number you sent?'
For the 2013/2014 financial year
31
For the 2014/2015 financial year
23
For the 2015/2016 financial year
138
The numbers quoted above were not included in the fines number previously sent, these numbers are in addition to that.
Hoping you find the information satisfactory.
Council reference: GIPA16/2035
Mohammed Survery| Governance Assistant | Blacktown City Council
PO Box 63 Blacktown NSW 2148 | T 02 9839 6423
E [email address] | W www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2405 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 5:28 PM
To: Mohammed Survery
Subject: RE: Government Information (Public Access) request - Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016
Dear Mohammed Survery,
How many Formal Improvement notices were issued each year, and was this number included in the fines number you sent?
Thanks for the information.
Yours sincerely,
Nigel Gladstone
-----Original Message-----
Dear Mr Gladstone,
Thank you for your email.
Please find requested information below:
For the 2013/2014 financial year
• We had 1152 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1152 (100%) of these shops.
• We issued 90 warnings
• We issued 111 fines
• We closed 2 shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
For the 2014/2015 financial year
• We had 1137 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1044 (92%) of these shops.
• We issued 77 warnings
• We issued 71 fines
• We closed 2 shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
For the 2015/2016 financial year
• We had 1159 high or medium risk shops that required inspections.
• We inspected 1072 (92%) of these shops.
• We issued 56 warnings
• We issued 52 fines
• We did not close any shops
• The largest fine was $1320 for selling out of date food
Hoping you find the information satisfactory.
Council reference: GIPA16/2035
Mohammed Survery| Governance Assistant | Blacktown City Council PO Box 63 Blacktown NSW 2148 | T 02 9839 6423 E [email address] | W www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au
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