Local authorities are being banned from unnecessary health and safety inspections under a new code. The new National Local Authority Enforcement Code came into effect on Wednesday 29 May 2013.
Birmingham City Council failed to deal with a homeless family properly meaning a woman and her four children had to live in a one-room Bed & Breakfast for over 4 months.
This week at theEHP we report on a new Mobile Homes Act, Newham’s licensing, Swimming in the River Thames & prosecutions.
We have a large library of Case Summaries, Guidance and Research available on theEHP. This week we have been busy reorganising the site to make our resources easier to find.
A new report published by Public Health England (PHE) shows that swimming in the River Thames can carry a risk of gastrointestinal illness.
A new licensing regime for park home sites that comes into force this week. New rights will give park home residents the protection they need from unscrupulous site owners, says Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
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