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Changes to the Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing Service 2017-2020 www.sefton.gov.uk Environmental Health, Trading Standards & Licensing Environmental Health & Trading Standards Steve Smith Environmental Health


  1. Changes to the Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing Service 2017-2020 www.sefton.gov.uk

  2. Environmental Health, Trading Standards & Licensing Environmental Health & Trading Standards Steve Smith Environmental Health & Licensing Terry Wood

  3. Context • Historical savings – 2010-2017 £1.1million • Current target 2017-2020 - £500,000 (25%) • Full Service review necessary • Phase 1 - £400,000 • Phase 2 - £100,000

  4. Approach • Re-engineering processes • Demand Reduction • Improving resilience • Income Generation

  5. Focus • Fundamental Review - Environmental Health - Trading Standards • Efficiency Savings - Local Licensing - Taxi Licensing

  6. Environmental Health Shift from subject to setting in conjunction with demand reduction Subject Setting Pollution Control Domestic Public Health Food Safety/Standards Commercial Health & Safety at Work

  7. Statutory Nuisance Reduce demand for domestic and commercial • Introduction of thresholds • Development of self help guides • Training of Contact Centre staff • Streamlining of processes

  8. Environmental Health & Trading Standards Examples of demand reduction for the service • Threshold for planning consultation • Proactive health and safety at work • Food sampling • Consumer advice • Buy with Confidence scheme

  9. Income Generation • Pest Control • Food Hygiene advisory visits • Dog Warden

  10. Advantages • Improved service resilience • Resource released to respond to complex technical issues • Community resilience

  11. Impacts • Reduced Public Health protection - Thresholds statutory nuisance - Thresholds planning consultations - Proactive health & safety at work - Proactive food safety • Response times lengthen

  12. Summary & Next Steps • Phase 1 - £400,000 savings - Reduction in establishment of 9 FTE - New income generation £38,000 - Consumables savings £20,000 • Phase 2 - £100,000 savings (year 2/3) - Further management review.

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