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Appeal your food hygiene rating - Business's right to reply

Business’s right to reply

• From: Food Standards Agency
• Published: 25 June 2026

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

Right to reply - form (England)

MS Word Document, 74.5 KB

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Right to reply - form (Wales)

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Right to reply - form (Northern Ireland)

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Details

The right to reply allows the business to tell customers how the business has improved its hygiene standards or if there were unusual circumstances at the time of inspection. This response will be published online, alongside the rating, by the local authority.

England

Right to reply - form (England)

Wales

Right to reply - form (Wales)

Northern Ireland

Right to reply - form (Northern Ireland)

Details for a business are wrong

If you are the owner or manager of a food business and the rating, name or address details shown on our food hygiene ratings website are wrong, you should contact the local authority that gave you the rating and ask for the necessary changes to be made.

Find your local authority food safety team

Further information

About the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme

Published 25 June 2026