Local authority audit published

Monday 12 May 2008

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The Agency's local authority audit report for Inverclyde is now available online.

As part of the Agency's local authority audit scheme we publish a report of the audit.

This report also includes an action plan developed by the local authority to address report's findings.

To date the Agency's local authority audit scheme has included eleven different types of audit.

full audit – looks at local authorities' food law enforcement services
food sampling focused audit – looks at arrangements for food sampling by local authorities
formal enforcement focused audit – looks at formal enforcement action
imported food focused audits – looks at arrangements for controls on imported food of non-animal origin
internal monitoring focused audits – looks at arrangements for internal monitoring and third party/peer review, including inter-authority audits (IAA)
statistical monitoring focused audits – looks at arrangements for providing statistical monitoring returns on food law enforcement activity
Home Authority Principle focused audits – looks at Home Authority (the local authority where the relevant decision making base of an enterprise is located) arrangements, advice to business and food and feeding stuffs safety and standards promotion
re-approval of coldstores audits – looks at food law enforcement activities in respect of standalone coldstores
Specified Risk Material (SRM) controls audit – to ensure that the SRM and vertebral column official controls currently in place are still effective
food standards law enforcement audits – looks at arrangements for activities relating to food standards enforcement
food disease arrangements audit – to ensure that suitable arrangements for the control and investigations of food disease outbreaks were in place.