Guidance on implementation and operation of the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme: the brand standard and statutory guidance
Published 13 April 2024
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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This guidance ensures there is consistency in the implementation and operation of the FHRS by local authorities.
1. The Brand Standard
The Brand Standard guidance provides local authorities in England with advice and guidance on all aspects of implementation and operation of the scheme.
The aim is to ensure that where food business establishments are rated under the scheme and where consumers see scheme branding, they can be confident that the local authority is operating the scheme as we intend and that it is done so consistently in all parts of England.
View Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Brand Standard as a PDF.
2. Wales
2.1 The Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 guidance
The purpose of this guidance is to support authorised officers in Wales in successfully implementing the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 and associated regulations.
It should be read in conjunction with the Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Act 2013 and regulations made under the Act.
View The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme: Guidance for food authorities in Wales as PDF.
3. Northern Ireland
3.1 The Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 guidance
This guidance has been developed to ensure the successful implementation and consistent application of the statutory scheme in Northern Ireland.
It should be read in conjunction with the Food Hygiene Rating Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and regulations made under the Act.
4. FHRS Legal Issues
Legal questions relating to the implementation and operation of the FHRS and the FSA’s views on these, are set out in Food Hygiene Rating Scheme – Legal Issues (March 2021).
View Food Hygiene Rating Scheme – Legal Issues (March 2021) as PDF