This Week at theEHP: No 89

by | Apr 21, 2013 | This Week at theEHP |

This Week at theEHP: No 89

Welcome to This Week at theEHP, a summary of the recent articles to appear on theEHP.com.

This week at theEHP we report on an Ombudsman Report,  prosecutions and RPT Decisions

 EFSA & ECDC
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The EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) have published a report on the trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in 2011. The report highlighted that there was a rise in human infections from Campylobacter and E. coli, whilst there was a fall Salmonella cases. Read the full article here.

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Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection: Fined for flytipping in Tandridge
On Friday 5 April at Redhill Magistrates’ Court, Ovidiu Vlad, formerly of Swingate Lane, London SE18 2DB was found guilty of flytipping and fined £1000, as well as £250 for failing to respond to a S71 Notice, ordered to pay the Council’s costs of £1400 and £120 to the victim support fund.

Environmental Protection: Ombudsman criticises Derbyshire Dales over noise complaint
Derbyshire Dales Council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman for failing to tackle noise problems from a business, owned by a former Councillor.

Food Safety

Food Safety: Restaurant fined for hygiene offences
The company which operates The Bishops restaurant in St Davids was fined a total of £6,000 by Haverfordwest Magistrates on Monday (15th April) after admitting food hygiene offences.

Food Safety: EFSA and ECDC 2011 zoonoses report
The 2011 report from the EFSA and ECDC has highlighted that a rise in human infections from Campylobacter and E. coli, whilst Salmonella cases continue to fall.

Health & Safety

Health & Safety: New Forest Poundstretchers fined for health and safety offences
Poundstretcher Limited, which operates two retail shops in the New Forest, has been fined a total of £48,000 and ordered to pay £8,997 costs, following prosecution by New Forest District Council for health and safety offences.

Housing

Housing: Newham Mayor – Voluntary accreditation does not work
Newham’s Mayor told a Commons select committee that voluntary accreditation of private landlords does not work.

Housing: Council error leads to lighter sentence for landlord
The Oxford Mail has reported that Oxford City Council enabled a slum landlord to be given a lighter sentence because it failed to inform magistrates he had previous convictions.

Housing: Rogue landlord to pay back £32,278 Housing Benefit
A rogue landlord who illegally rented out rooms in unlicensed multiple occupied houses (HMOs) must pay back the housing benefit received for the flats.

Housing: Housing company found guilty of non compliance
A housing company which failed to comply with an South Kesteven District Council improvement notice has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 by Grantham Magistrates Court.

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RPT Decisions

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (MAN/00FN/HML/2012/0001)
This case relates to an appeal against an Improvement Notice served an HIMO by Leicester City Council. The Panel upheld the appeal and varied the improvement notice.

RPT Decision: Rent Repayment Order (MAN/00BQ/HSR/2012/0003)
This case relates to an Application for a Rent Repayment Order made by Rochdale MBC. The Panel awarded the Rent Repayment Order for the sum of £13,921.42.

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (MAN/00FA/HIV/2012/0002)
This case relates to an appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Hull City Council. The Panel quashed the improvement notice.

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (CAM/00JA/HIN/2012/0021)
This case relates to an appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Peterborough City Council. The Panel varied the notice.

RPT Decision: Improvement Notice Appeal (MAN/36UE/HIN/2012/0013)
This case relates to an appeal against an Improvement Notice served by Richmondshire DC. The Panel confirmed the notice.

RPT Decision: Emergency Remedial Action Appeal (MAN/00CJ/HER/2012/0002)
This case involves an appeal against an Emergency Remedial Order served by Newcastle City Council. The recovery of expenses were confirmed.

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