Food safety inspections for the years 2014, 2015, 2016

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

This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Lachlan Shire Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

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

Leslie Reid, Lachlan Shire Council

Dear Nigel

Thank you for contacting Lachlan Shire Council. Your email has been forwarded to Councils Director Community Services and Governance, Luke Taberner for attention.

Please quote reference number D16/11332 for any further enquiries.

Yours sincerely

Leslie Reid | Records Officer
Lachlan Shire Council | Community Services and Governance

58-64 Molong Street  | PO Box 216 | CONDOBOLIN  NSW  2877
P 02 6895 1906 | F 02 6895 3478 | E [email address]

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Leslie Reid,

I have not had any response to my request that you kindly forwarded on 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 sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Leslie Reid, Lachlan Shire Council

Good Morning Nigel

Apologies for the delay with your response. Your request was forwarded to Councils Director Community Services and Governance, Luke Taberner for attention.

I will forward your email onto him to follow up.

Yours sincerely

Leslie Reid | Records Officer
Lachlan Shire Council | Community Services and Governance

58-64 Molong Street  | PO Box 216 | CONDOBOLIN  NSW  2877
P 02 6895 1906 | F 02 6895 3478 | E [email address]

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Nigel Gladstone

Dear Leslie Reid,

I left a voicemail asking what was happening with this request today and again I ask can someone please send me the information I requested on October 28.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Gladstone

Leslie Reid, Lachlan Shire Council

Hi Nigel

Sorry I missed your call.

I have again passed your message onto Luke Taberner to follow up on your request for information.

Thanks

Leslie Reid | Records Officer
Lachlan Shire Council | Community Services and Governance

58-64 Molong Street  | PO Box 216 | CONDOBOLIN  NSW  2877
P 02 6895 1906 | F 02 6895 3478 | E [email address]

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