Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

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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

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Kirsty Callander, Clarence Valley Council

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Dear Mr Gladstone,

 

Please see correspondence attached.

 

Kind Regards

 

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Kirsty Callander,

I have received the attached letter which, states:

To obtain the information requested you will need to submit a formal access
application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (“GIPA Act”)
or arrange for a Subpoena for Production to be served on Council’s Proper Officer, at
Council’s office at 2 Prince Street, Grafton.
The relevant GIPA application forms and information about completing the forms can
be found on Council’s website www.clarence.nsw.gov.au.

Many other councils have released information without the need for a formal GIPA form, is there another way I can access the information without having to pay $30?

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Kirsty Callander, Clarence Valley Council

Dear Nigel,

I am sure you can understand that it takes Council time and resources to gather the information you have requested. The application fee and processing charges allow us to recover that time.

You may apply for a reduction in fees or a fee waiver when submitting a Formal GIPA.

Regards

Kirsty Callander
Legal Officer
Clarence Valley Council
Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460
P: (02) 6643 0274
F: (02) 6642 7647
M: 040 004 3310
www.clarence.nsw.gov.au

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone [mailto:[FOI #2430 email]]
Sent: Monday, 31 October 2016 10:15 AM
To: Kirsty Callander
Subject: Re: Request for Information - food safety inspections

Dear Kirsty Callander,

I have received the attached letter which, states:

To obtain the information requested you will need to submit a formal access application under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (“GIPA Act”) or arrange for a Subpoena for Production to be served on Council’s Proper Officer, at Council’s office at 2 Prince Street, Grafton.
The relevant GIPA application forms and information about completing the forms can be found on Council’s website www.clarence.nsw.gov.au.

Many other councils have released information without the need for a formal GIPA form, is there another way I can access the information without having to pay $30?

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

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

Dear Mr Gladstone,

Please see correspondence attached.

Kind Regards

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

P: (02) 6643 0274

F: (02) 6642 7647

M: 040 004 3310

www.clarence.nsw.gov.au

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Kirsty Callander,

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. I'm happy to help you with this as it took about ten minutes for other councils..
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, and I just 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.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Kirsty Callander, Clarence Valley Council

Good Afternoon Nigel,

 

The Health Officer has provided me with this information in response to
your inquiry:

 

 

Percentage Any
Number of Number Number of Food outlets Worst
Financial Food Safety of of Premises prohibited Offences/Biggest
Year Inspections Warnings Fines Inspected to operate fines
$440 - fail to
comply with Food
2013-2014 259 21 12 87% no Standards Code
$330 -
improvement
2014-2015 262 13 1 88% no notice
$440 -
2015-2016 292 27 8 94% no unsuitable food

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

P: (02) 6643 0274

F: (02) 6642 7647

M: 040 004 3310

www.clarence.nsw.gov.au

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone
[mailto:[FOI #2430 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 3:14 PM
To: Kirsty Callander
Subject: RE: Request for Information - food safety inspections

 

Dear Kirsty Callander,

 

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. I'm happy to help you with this as it took about ten minutes
for other councils..

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, and  I just 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.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Nigel Gladstone

 

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

 

Dear Nigel,

 

I am sure you can understand that it takes Council time and resources to
gather the information you have requested. The application fee and
processing charges allow us to recover that time.

 

You may apply for a reduction in fees or a fee waiver when submitting a
Formal GIPA.

 

Regards

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

P: (02) 6643 0274

F: (02) 6642 7647

M: 040 004 3310

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Kirsty Callander,

Can you please also tell me how many Formal Improvement notices were issued in each year and if they were included in the fines number you sent?

Thanks for the information.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Kirsty Callander, Clarence Valley Council

Good Afternoon Nigel,

 

The Health Officer has provided the amended table in response to your
additional query.

 

 

Number of Percentage Any
Number of Number Improvement Number of Food outlets Worst
Financial Food Safety of Notices of Premises prohibited Offences/Biggest
Year Inspections Warnings Fines Inspected to operate fines
11 $440 - fail to
comply with Food
2013-2014 259 21 1 87% no Standards Code
1 $330 -
improvement
2014-2015 262 13 0 88% no notice
6 $440 -
2015-2016 292 27 2 94% no unsuitable food

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

P: (02) 6643 0274

F: (02) 6642 7647

M: 040 004 3310

www.clarence.nsw.gov.au

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone
[mailto:[FOI #2430 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2016 5:32 PM
To: Kirsty Callander
Subject: RE: Request for Information - food safety inspections

 

Dear Kirsty Callander,

 

Can you please also tell me how many Formal Improvement notices were
issued in each year and if they were included in the fines number you
sent?

 

Thanks for the information.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Nigel Gladstone

 

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

 

Good Afternoon Nigel,

 

 

 

The Health Officer has provided me with this information in response to 
your inquiry:

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Any

Number of Number Number of Food outlets Worst  Financial Food Safety of of
Premises prohibited Offences/Biggest  Year Inspections Warnings Fines
Inspected to operate fines

$440 - fail to

comply with Food

2013-2014 259 21 12 87% no Standards Code

$330 -

improvement

2014-2015 262 13 1 88% no notice

$440 -

2015-2016 292 27 8 94% no unsuitable food

 

 

 

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

 

Legal Officer

 

Clarence Valley Council

 

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

 

P: (02) 6643 0274

 

F: (02) 6642 7647

 

M: 040 004 3310

 

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Kirsty Callander,

I cannot read the table you have sent as it seems to have been garbled in the email somehow, can you send it as an image or attachment?

Thanks!

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Kirsty Callander, Clarence Valley Council

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Nigel,

 

I have screen shotted the table for you below. Hopefully that will work.

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

Legal Officer

Clarence Valley Council

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

P: (02) 6643 0274

F: (02) 6642 7647

M: 040 004 3310

www.clarence.nsw.gov.au

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Gladstone
[mailto:[FOI #2430 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2016 4:24 PM
To: Kirsty Callander
Subject: RE: Request for Information - food safety inspections

 

Dear Kirsty Callander,

 

I cannot read the table you have sent as it seems to have been garbled in
the email somehow, can you send it as an image or attachment?

 

Thanks!

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Nigel Gladstone

 

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

 

Good Afternoon Nigel,

 

 

 

The Health Officer has provided the amended table in response to your 
additional query.

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Percentage Any

Number of Number Improvement Number of Food outlets Worst Financial Food
Safety of Notices of Premises prohibited Offences/Biggest Year Inspections
Warnings Fines Inspected to operate fines

11 $440 - fail to

comply with Food

2013-2014 259 21 1 87% no Standards Code

1 $330 -

improvement

2014-2015 262 13 0 88% no notice

6 $440 -

2015-2016 292 27 2 94% no unsuitable food

 

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kirsty Callander

 

Legal Officer

 

Clarence Valley Council

 

Locked Bag 23, GRAFTON NSW 2460

 

P: (02) 6643 0274

 

F: (02) 6642 7647

 

M: 040 004 3310

 

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Kirsty Callander,

Great work, thanks!

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone