Corporate report

Updated Action Plan for Isle of Anglesey County Council 

Published 16 October 2026

Applies to Wales

1. Updated Action Plan for Isle of Anglesey County Council 

TO ADDRESS (RECOMMENDATION INCLUDING STANDARD PARAGRAPH)	STATUS	PREVIOUSLY OUTSTANDING	PROGRESS TO DATE	OUTSTANDING
3.21 The authority should: (i)Ensure that future Food and Feed Law Enforcement Service Plans are developed in accordance with the Service Planning Guidance in the Framework Agreement. An analysis of the resources required against those available, and plans to address any shortfalls identified should be included. [The Standard – 3.1]	Completed.	Ensure that the Service Delivery Plan is further developed in accordance with the Service Planning Guidance to include: Undertaking food standards inspection in line with the code, a resource calculation for each area of food standards work including available vs required resources, a breakdown of non-fixed costs and a trend analysis of the cost of running the service.	Draft service plan now includes commitment and programme of food standards interventions in accordance with the Code, an analysis of resources required against those available, a breakdown f costs and a trend analysis for service expenditure.	Completed.
(ii)Address any variance in meeting the Service Plan in subsequent service plans. [The Standard-3.3]	Good Progress.	Ensure that the review includes all parts of the service including sampling, complaints and ID’s including trends and the impact on the service.	Review includes all parts of food hygiene service delivery.	Ensure that the review includes all parts of the food standards service including sampling and complaints / service requests.
5.16 The authority should: Review and amend the authorisation procedure to include reference to the arrangements for refresher training and monitoring for newly qualified and returning officers, in accordance with the requirement of the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard – 5.1]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(i)Review and amend food standards and feed officer authorisations to include the appropriate Official Feed and Food Control legislation to carry out the work set out in the Service Plan. Amend the authorisation of the unqualified Trading Standards enforcement officer to reflect their competency, in accordance with the Codes of Practice. Ensure the duties of food standards and feed officers do not exceed their authorisations. [The Standard – 5.3]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Appoint a sufficient number of suitably authorised food hygiene and food standards officers to carry out the work set out in the Service Plan and ensure that they are authorised under the appropriate legislation. The level of authorisation of feed officers should be consistent with their qualifications. [The Standard – 5.3]	Limited Progress.	Appoint a suitable number of authorised food standards officers to carry out the work set out in the Service Plan.	Additional authorised officers provided and further officers undertaking development to become authorised. However, a significant shortfall remains.	Appoint a suitable number of authorised food standards officers to carry out the work set out in the Service Plan.
(iii)Ensure that all authorised food hygiene officers receive 10 hours Continuous Professional Development training, in accordance with the Code of Practice. [The Standard – 5.4]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iv)Maintain records of the relevant qualifications, training and experience of each authorised officer and appropriate support staff in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice. [The Standard - 5.5]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
6.8 The authority should:(ii) Amend the documented procedure for calibrating temperature measuring equipment to include testing frequencies for all devices, operating temperatures for refrigeration equipment and ensure tolerances are applied in accordance with centrally issued guidance. [The Standard - 6.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
7.26 The authority should:(i) Ensure that food establishment interventions/inspections are carried out at the minimum frequency specified by the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard -7.1]	Good Progress.	Ensure all businesses receive an appropriate intervention at the correct frequency.	86 overdue rated premises and 34 unrated premises yet to receive an intervention. Plan being followed to re-align with FLCoP.	Ensure all businesses receive an appropriate intervention at the correct frequency.
(ii)Ensure that full inspections and alternative enforcement strategies are carried out in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice, centrally issued guidance, and the authority’s policies and procedures. [The Standard – 7.2]	Limited Progress.	Ensure establishments are approved and AES undertaken in accordance with applicable requirements.	AES no longer part of Code requirements.	Ensure establishments are approved in accordance with applicable requirements.
(iii)Assess the compliance of establishments in its area to the legally prescribed standards; and take appropriate action on any non-compliance found, in accordance with the authority’s Enforcement Policy. [The Standard -7.3]	Good Progress.	Ensure that the assessment of compliance with HACCP is consistently undertaken and that appropriate action is consistently taken on any non-compliance found in registered premises.	Assessments of compliance with HACCP consistently undertaken in accordance with requirements. Appropriate action taken for non-compliance in most cases.	Ensure that appropriate action is consistently taken on any non-compliance found in registered premises.
(iv)Amend its Food Interventions Procedure in respect of Alternative Enforcement Strategies (AES) to include details of the criteria against which completed questionnaires are assessed and to set out the triggers for undertaking another type of intervention. [The Standard – 7.4]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(v)Ensure observations made in the course of an inspection, in particular relating to checks carried out to verify the source of foods and to demonstrate that consideration has been given to imported foods, shall be recorded in a timely manner to prevent loss of relevant information. [The Standards – 7.5]	No Progress.	Ensure that officers document their assessment of imported food checks during registered premises interventions.	Documentation of imported food checks provides low assurance that assessments were consistently made as required.	Ensure that officers document their assessment of imported food checks during registered premises interventions.
7.34 The authority should: (i)Ensure that vessel inspections are carried out in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice, centrally issued guidance, and the authority’s policies and procedures. [The Standard – 7.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Ensure observations made in the course of an inspection, are recorded in a timely manner to prevent loss of relevant information. [The Standards – 7.5]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
7.50 The authority should: (i)Ensure that food standards interventions are carried out at a frequency not less than that determined under the intervention rating scheme set out in the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard -7.1]	Limited Progress.	Ensure all businesses receive an appropriate intervention at the correct frequency.	294 overdue rated premises and 167 unrated premises yet to receive an intervention. Re-alignment with FLCoP remains uncertain.	Ensure all businesses receive appropriate interventions in accordance with the FLCoP.
(ii)Implement a food standards intervention risk rating scheme which is in accordance with the scheme established under annex V of the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard -7.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii)Provide food businesses with a report after each inspection/intervention, develop and implement an intervention policy for unrated and “non-inspectable risk” food standards establishments, ensure that food standards establishments are only inspected by appropriately authorised officers and ensure that announced visits and revisits are carried out in accordance with the relevant legislation, Code of Practice, centrally issued guidance and the authority’s own policies and procedures. [The Standard -7.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iv)Take appropriate action on any non-compliance found at food standards establishments, in accordance with the authority’s enforcement policy. [The Standard -7.3]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(v)Set up a revisit policy which accords with the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard – 7.4]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(vi)Ensure that officers’ contemporaneous records of food standards interventions are recorded in a timely manner and stored in such a way that they are retrievable. [The Standard -7.5]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
8.10 The authority should: (i)Review and update the complaints procedures to include reference to complaints against food and the condition of feed establishments. [The Standard – 8.1]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Investigate complaints received in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice, centrally issued guidance and its own policy and procedures. [The Standard – 8.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii)Take appropriate action on complaints received in accordance with the authority’s Enforcement Policy. [The Standard – 8.3]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
11.5 The authority should: (i)Maintain its database of food and feed establishments, ensuring food and feed businesses are properly registered and included in the food and feed interventions programmes. [The Standard – 11.1]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
12.11 The authority should: (i)Amend the Food and Feed Sampling Policy to include reference to its approach to notifying/liaising with Primary and Home Authorities. [The Standard – 12.4]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Set-up, maintain and implement a documented procedure for the procurement or purchase, continuity of evidence and the prevention of deterioration or damage of informal food standards samples in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice and relevant centrally issued guidance. [The Standard – 12.5]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii)Take appropriate action in accordance with its Enforcement Policy where food hygiene sample results are not considered to be satisfactory. [The Standard – 12.7]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
13.8 The authority should: (i)Amend the Outbreak Control Plan to ensure that it includes the relevant local authority contacts. [The Standard – 13.1]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Further develop the documented procedure for investigation of infectious diseases to include reference to sampling and ensure the procedure is fully implemented. [The Standard -13.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
14.7 The authority should: (i)Notify the FSA of any serious localised food hazards in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard – 14.5]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
15.14 The authority should: (i) Review and amend its Enforcement Policy to include reference to the approach to enforcement at establishments where it is the food or feed business operator and place a copy of its Enforcement Policy, or instructions on how to obtain a copy, on its website. Ensure that the Enforcement Policy is fully implemented. [The Standard – 15.1]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Set up documented procedures for undertaking food hygiene prosecutions and Simple Cautions, the suspension and withdrawal of feed establishment approvals and for the enforcement of inland imported feed in accordance with the Codes of Practice and official guidance. [The Standard -15.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iii)Amend the procedures for food hygiene detention, seizure and certification and food standards in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice and official guidance. [The Standard -15.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(iv)Ensure that food hygiene enforcement is carried out in accordance with the relevant Codes of Practice and centrally issued guidance. [The Standard – 15.3]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(v)Ensure that all decisions on enforcement action are made following consideration of the authority’s Enforcement Policy and that the reasons for any departure from the criteria set out in the enforcement policy are documented. [The Standard –15.4]	Completed.	Ensure reasons for departing from the authority’s enforcement policy are documented.	Enforcement decisions made in accordance with the enforcement policy.	Completed.
16.7 The authority should: (i)Ensure that up to date food business registration details are maintained and letters provided to businesses following interventions/inspections contain all of the information required by the Food Law Code of Practice. [The Standard -16.1]	Limited Progress.	Ensure that inspection reports are consistently addressed to the registered food business owner.	Inspection reports sometimes addressed to registered FBO.	Ensure that inspection reports are consistently addressed to the registered food business owner.
16.18 The authority should: (i)Maintain up to date food standards records in retrievable form on all food establishments in its area in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice and centrally issued guidance. These records shall include sample results, the date, time, areas seen and documents examined during an intervention, the type, size and scale of a business, determination of compliance with legal requirements made by the authorised officer, details of action to be taken by the authority and action taken where non-compliance were identified, the timescale for compliance and the name of the food business operator. Inspection reports shall also include the designation of the inspecting officer, the contact details of a senior officer and the address of the authority. [The Standard -16.1]	Good Progress.	Ensure that food inspection reports are in accordance with requirements and include the following; Areas inspected, person seen and timescales for compliance.	Inspection reports consistently included the areas inspected and person seen.	Ensure that food inspection reports are in accordance with requirements and include timescales for compliance.
19.9 The authority should:(i) Further develop, maintain and implement internal monitoring procedures for food hygiene, food standards and feed to verify its conformance with the Standard, relevant legislation, the relevant Codes of Practice, centrally issued guidance and its own documented policies and procedures. [The Standard – 19.1 and 19.2]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
(ii)Ensure that records of internal monitoring activities are maintained for two years [The Standard– 19.3]	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to service planning.	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to intervention procedures.	Completed.	Ensure procedures further amended to include instructions to notify head office of findings.	Procedure recently amended.	Completed.
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to inspection reports.	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to data and risk ratings.	Completed.	Further reduce database errors relating to due dates.	Due date errors reduced.	Completed.
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to enforcement.	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme audit actions relating to internal monitoring.	Completed.	Completed.	[Blank]	[Blank]

2. Summary:

Total Recommendations	46
Completed	37
Good Progress	4
Limited Progress	4
No action	1
Untested	0
Total Outstanding	9