Decision details
Appointment of an agency officer for the period March 2026 to March 2027
PDF 63 KBDecision Maker: Corporate Director & Monitoring Officer, Section 151 Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To appoint a part time interim staffing resource to ensure the statutory food safety programme for 2026 -2027 is completed as required by the Food law Code of Practice and any shortfall in performance in 2025-2026 is completed as soon as practicable.
Reasons for the decision:
In April 2025 the Council’s full time food safety officer left their post. The appointment of a part time and interim resource will allow flexibility to meet the service needs whilst managing other priorities and keeping within budgets as set for the year 2026-2027.
Alternative options considered:
Permanent appointment has not been possible after two rounds of recruitment. Comensura agency portal was tried however there were no suitable qualified and experienced candidates put forward.
Publication date: 18/03/2026
Date of decision: 09/03/2026