Warwickshire County Council

The Authority was proactively supporting the Home Authority Principle (HAP), based on the identified individual needs of different businesses, and taking realistic account of the Authority�s resource constraints. The Service was developing its existing relationships with major food businesses to establish more formalised arrangements.

The Authority�s documented policies and procedures for specific enforcement activities made appropriate references to home authority considerations. An examination of the Service�s records indicated that its officers were implementing the HAP in practice when carrying out enforcement work.

The Authority was able to provide comprehensive and detailed information that demonstrated a strong proactive commitment to assisting businesses and the promotion of food standards. This included piloting current national priorities to better co-ordinate regulatory functions and the provision of advice to businesses, and local projects that were impressive in terms of their range, diversity and value.