Actions Arising - March 2023 Business Committee

Index

Action

Due Date

Owner and progress to date

Action 1 –

Performance and Resources Q2 2022-23 (FSA 22/12/13)

Katie Pettifer to ensure next Performance and Resources report included consideration of actions available to the FSA to address short-term issues with local authority delivery of official controls.

13 March 2023

Katie Pettifer

Complete: Section covering the work with LAs and the escalation process included in P&R Report.

Action 2 –

External Review of the National Food Crime Unit (FSA 22/12/15)

Executive to provide costings for the implementation of the NFCU Reviews recommendations in next Business Committee update.

As Available

Darren Davies

Ongoing:

The NFCU is engaging with staff and wider parties to develop a plan to implement the 5 recommendations from the NFCU review.  A draft plan will be ready in March and will be used to inform NFCU’s Business Plan and priorities for FY 23-24.

There will be a number of options to consider in the short, medium and longer term.

Work is underway on about half of the more implicit 38 areas for improvement identified within the body of the Review.  We have considered a broad range of actions to respond to each finding and we are now in the process of prioritising an action plan.  The nature of the Review’s findings and the timescale for transformation means that while some actions can be costed ahead of the next Financial year, other actions may require costing and implementation over a longer time period as part of a 3-year plan.

Index

Action

Due Date

Owner and progress to date

Action 2 - Risk Analysis Process: Update to Business Committee (FSA 22/09/14)

Risk Analysis Update to December 2022 Business Committee to include final proposals for key performance indicators on risk analysis.

13 March 2023

Peter Quigley

Complete: The Board reviewed proposed KPIs at the December Business Committee. Where a baseline has been set, KPIs will be reported in the Risk Analysis and Regulated Products Report at each Board meeting.  

This report includes data and indicators about the flow of applications in the Regulated Products Service; remaining indicators are being finalised as part of the FSA’s strategic review of performance indicators and will be subject to regular review by EMT and the Board.

Action 1 –

Performance and Resources Q4 2021-22 (FSA 22/06/16)

The Chair noted 180 deaths from foodborne disease annually was a concern and asked for this item to return to the Board for further discussion to identify further opportunities for continuous improvement.

June 2023

Julie Pierce and Rebecca Sudworth

Ongoing: SERD is planning to deliver a number of pieces of relevant new research before the end of the calendar year.  Policy, working with the various information/insight sources will then review our approach to foodborne disease by end of the financial year, and will update the Board in June 2023 alongside the annual foodborne disease statistics.