Corporate report

Updated action plan for Caerphilly County Borough Council (Excluding Feed Service)

Published 1 September 2026

Applies to Wales

1. Updated action plan for Caerphilly County Borough Council

TO ADDRESS (RECOMMENDATION INCLUDING STANDARD PARAGRAPH)	STATUS	PREVIOUS OUTSTANDING	PROGRESS TO DATE	OUTSTANDING
3.23 (i) Ensure variances relating to lower risk food hygiene establishment interventions are identified in the service plan. [The Standard 3.1]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
5.9 (i) Amend its food standards authorisations to ensure officers are correctly authorised under all appropriate legislation. [The Standard – 5.1]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii) Maintain records of relevant training and experience of all authorised food standards officers in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard – 5.5]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to procedures	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
7.24 (i) Ensure that food hygiene interventions/inspections are carried out at the minimum frequency specified by the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard -7.1]	Good Progress	Undertake interventions in accordance with the minimum frequencies specified by the Food Law Code of Practice.	29 overdue rated premises and 72 unrated premises that will require an intervention.	Undertake interventions in accordance with the minimum frequencies specified by the Food Law Code of Practice.
(ii) Ensure that, where applicable, AES are undertaken and all registration forms are date stamped so that establishments are registered in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice, centrally issued guidance, and local procedures. [The Standard – 7.2]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii) Fully assess the compliance of establishments in its area to the legally prescribed standards; particularly, in relation to checks on the provenance of imported food and checks on health / ID marks. [The Standard -7.3]	Good Progress	Undertake interventions in accordance with the minimum frequencies specified by the Food Law Code of Practice.	158 overdue rated premises and 108 unrated premises yet to receive an intervention.	Undertake interventions in accordance with the minimum frequencies specified by the Food Law Code of Practice.
(ii) Carry out interventions / inspections including alternative enforcement strategy, in accordance with relevant legislation, the Food Law Code of Practice and centrally issued guidance. [The Standard - 7.2]	Limited Progress	When undertaking food standards interventions, ensure that whether the inspection is announced or unannounced is documented. When undertaking an announced inspection ensure that the justification for this is documented in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice.	Intervention form amended to include visit status.	When undertaking food standards interventions, ensure that whether the inspection is announced or unannounced is consistently documented. When undertaking an announced inspection ensure that the justification for this is documented in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice.
(iii) Assess the compliance of establishments in its area to the legally prescribed standards; and ensure appropriate action is taken to follow-up non-compliance in accordance with the authority’s Enforcement Policy. [The Standard – 7.3]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
7.44 (iv) Amend the interventions procedures to provide guidance on the use of experts and AES [The Standard 7.4]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(v) Ensure that observations and/or data made in the course of an intervention/inspection are recorded in a timely manner to prevent the loss of relevant information, and that contemporaneous records of interventions are stored in such a way that they are retrievable. [The Standard – 7.5]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
8.9 (i) Amend the food standards procedure to include target response times for food standards complaints or service requests. [The Standard - 8.1]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
12.10 (i) Take appropriate action in accordance with its Enforcement Policy where food standards sample results are not considered to be satisfactory. [The Standard – 12.7]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
13.9 (i) Amend the procedure for investigation of sporadic cases to include the required action where postal questionnaires are not returned in order to ensure compliance with centrally issued guidance. [The Standard -13.2]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
15.17 (i) Review and amend the enforcement policy to include criteria for the use of statutory notices and action in approved establishments in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice and official guidance and include reference to businesses operated by the authority. [The Standard – 15.1]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii) Review, amend and implement its documented enforcement procedures to include further detail on the local arrangements for the destruction and disposal of unsafe food and provision of information in relation to alternative methods of service for food hygiene improvement notices. [The Standard - 15.2]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii) Ensure that food hygiene enforcement is carried out in accordance with its procedures, the Food Law Code of Practice, official guidance and centrally issued guidance. [The Standard – 15.2 & 15.3]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iv) Ensure all decisions on enforcement action are documented and are made following consideration of the authority’s enforcement policy. Document the reasons for any departure from the criteria set-out in the Enforcement Policy. [The Standard - 15.4]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
16.9 (i) Maintain up to date accurate records of all food establishments in its area in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice and centrally issued guidance. These records shall include reports of all interventions / inspections (including copies of food inspection reports), the determination of compliance with legal requirements made by the authorised officer, details of action taken where non-compliance was identified and details of any enforcement action taken. The authority should also record, with reasons, deviations from set procedures. [The Standard – 16.1]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]
19.11 (i) Extend the scope of its internal monitoring procedures for food hygiene to include AES, communicable disease investigations and officer authorisations and include AES in its food standards internal monitoring procedures together with an indication of the frequency of file monitoring activities. Implement the revised procedures. [The Standard – 19.2]	Completed	Completed	[Blank]	[Blank]

2. Summary

Category	Count
Total Recommendations	21
Completed	17
Good Progress	3
Limited Progress	1
No Action	0
Total Outstanding	4