Nov 20th, 2020
2 mins
At the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s (CIEH) Food Safety Conference, on 22nd October 2020, the FSA’s Chief Executive, Emily Miles, drew attention to the fact that local authorities are struggling with funding shortages amplified by the pandemic – as well as dealing with resources already being 20% down prior to Covid-19 hitting.
Miles stated that, “At the start of this financial year only 80% of the professional posts that local authorities need to run their food service were allocated budget for 2020/21.”
As the FSA doesn’t have the budget to put the right regulatory resources in place they have appealed to HM Treasury via the MHCLG Grant for additional support.
The FSA have also written to local authority chief executives expressing their concerns and have set out their expectations to prioritise activities whilst confirming that they have adjusted their expectations of local authorities during the pandemic.
Miles added that protecting the standards and food safety in the UK was not just ‘critical to public health’ but ‘vital to the UK Food Industry’s ability to export food’ and its reputation around the World.
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