Decision details
Recovering the cost of Health and Safety Regulation
Decision Maker: Decision Session - Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Planning and Sustainability, Executive Member for Adult Social Care and Health
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of the report: On 21st March 2011,the
Government announced its policy to reform the health and safety
system in Britain in the Department for Work and Pensions statement
"Good Health and Safety, Good for Everyone". The reform includes a
proposal to allow HSE and local authorities to recover the costs of
their regulatory work. The HSE has launched a consultation on the
proposals. This report covers the scope of the proposals and
includes a draft response from City of York Council.
Decision:
RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Member approved option 21a to respond to the Health and Safety Executive’s consultation and not support the proposal to make cost recovery for Local Authorities mandatory.
REASON: To allow the Council’s Health and Safety team to continue to provide free support to help local businesses meet health and safety requirements.
Report author: Sean Suckling
Publication date: 20/09/2011
Date of decision: 20/09/2011
Decided at meeting: 20/09/2011 - Decision Session - Cabinet Member for Environmental Services, Planning and Sustainability
Effective from: 23/09/2011
Accompanying Documents:
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