Issue - meetings

To consider the updated Service Specific Enforcement Policy for Regulatory Services and Health.

The Head of Regulatory Services advised the Committee that the Regulatory Services Enforcement Policy was a more granular policy specific to  the services within Regulatory Services.

The policy listed the range of enforcement options and the relevant legislation. 

The Committee queried if these service specific policies could be sub-sections to the main Cheshire East Enforcement Policy.  The Head of Regulatory Services noted that this point had been raised and was under consideration.

Clarity was sought on the difference between referrals and notifications to the Citizens Advice Consumer Service (CACS). 

The Committee was advised that:

• notifications were general intelligence that would not result in enforcement but helped to build pictures and patterns.  The Council would consider them, but regionally they were collated across the North West.
• referrals were for further action.  CACS had a checklist that was scored to determine whether a report should be a referral or a notification.

RESOLVED: (Unanimously)

That the Service Specific Enforcement Policy for Regulatory Services and Health be approved.