Issue - meetings
Public Protection Legal Actions
Meeting: 06/09/2011 - Decision Session - Executive Member for Economy and Strategic Planning (Item 10)
10 Public Protection Legal Actions 
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The purpose of this report is to enable the Cabinet Member to review the results of legal actions (prosecutions, cautions and fixed penalties) undertaken by Environmental Health, Trading Standards, and Licensing Services in the Communities and Neighbourhoods Directorate for the period 1st April 2011 – 30th June 2011 and approve the continuation of the current enforcement policy.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member approves the report and the continuation of the current enforcement policy.
REASON: So that the Cabinet Member reviews formal enforcement activity undertaken by Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing Services.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member considered the results of legal actions which included, prosecutions, cautions and fixed penalties, undertaken by Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing Services in the Communities and Neighbourhoods Directorate for the period 1 April 2011 to 30 June 2011.
Details of the individual cases had been set out at Annex A of the report and Officers confirmed that, in accordance with the policy each case had been considered on its merits prior to legal proceedings being instituted.
The Cabinet Member questioned details of action taken and congratulated officers on their continued vigilance with these enforcements.
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member approves the report and the continuation of the current enforcement policy.
REASON: So that the Cabinet Member reviews formal enforcement activity undertaken by Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing Services.