Public protection enforcement policy

What is the public protection enforcement policy?

The public protection enforcement policy sets out the arrangements that the Council has put in place for ensuring compliance with the laws enforced by public protection services, such as food safety, health and safety, trading standards and environmental protection.

The policy is available to download below:

If you wish to discuss any issues regarding public protection enforcement please contact the service on (01482) 396301.

How does the council comply with the code of practice for regulators?

The council’s regulatory functions have a new duty to comply with the regulators code.

This affects a variety of council services including Trading Standards, Licensing, Food Safety and many more. The council has produced an explanation of how services will respond to the requirements of the code which is accessible below:

Code of practice for regulators response (pdf 82kb opens in new window)

If you would like to send in any comments on the response to the code please

Email:  paul.abbott@eastriding.gov.uk