Current category: Public Protection Services
28/02/2020
First Coronavirus case declared in Wales
Council leaders met today with the Chief Executive of Public Health Wales to discuss the co-ordinated response to the Novel…
01/11/2018
Trading Standards at Your Council – A Member’s Handbook 2018 (WHoTS).pdf – Nov-2018
The Handbook has been produced by the Wales Heads of Trading Standards (WHOTS) to help local Council Members understand the key role of their Trading Standards service.
01/04/2018
WLGA Guidance – The Environmental Protection (Microbeads) (Wales) Regulations 2018.pdf – Apr-2018
This guidance document is issued by the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) on behalf of local government in Wales and concerns enforcement of the ban on 'microbeads', which was introduced on 30 June 2018 and includes the manufacture, sale and offer to supply.
01/11/2016
Safe Food for Wales, Safe Food from Wales – The Future of Food Law Enforcement in Wales.pdf – Nov-2016
Local Government calls for an independent food body for Wales, replacing the current arrangements delivered by the Food Standards Agency in London. Proposals outlined in the supporting document includes a Wales specific approach to future food and feed law regulation combined with a new strategic approach to food policy in Wales that protects and promotes the health of the nation, encompassing food safety, standards (including allergens and labelling), food fraud, animal feed, nutrition, and obesity.
03/08/2016
‘Regulating our future’ developing the FSA’s new approach to regulating food businesses.pdf – Aug-2016
Directors of Public Protection in Wales response to case put forward by the Food Standards Agency to weaken the way food businesses are regulated in Wales.
03/09/2015
Review of Trading Standards.pdf – Sep-2015
Welsh Local Government Association response to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Review of Trading Standards Services.
01/10/2014
Leaflet on Planning a Muslim Burial.pdf – Oct-2014
This leaflet offers practical advice about the services and facilities which those planning a Muslim burial can expect to find from Welsh burial authorities. Prepared by Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Association and endorsed by the Faith Communities Forum.