Improve your food hygiene rating
Our food safety team offer a range of options to help you get food safety regulation right first time.
All businesses registered with us are subject to a food hygiene inspection. After your inspection you'll receive a food hygiene rating score based on the findings of an environmental health officer on the day they visit.
Food hygiene pre-inspection
Cost: £150
One of our officers can visit your business and give you a detailed report listing all the requirements that require your attention before your full inspection takes place.
You'll be provided with a complete Safer Food Better Business pack and a supply of diary sheets.
We can carry out a food hygiene pre-inspection if you own or manage:
- A new business and haven't had your food hygiene inspection yet
- A business who has recieved its food hygiene rating score and you want to make sure you improve before your next inspection
If you're interested in arranging a food hygiene pre-inspection, get in touch with us using the contact details on this page.
Review of food hygiene documents
Cost: £95 per hour
One of our officers can visit your business if you want us to review your food hygiene documents and provide some advice without a full pre-inspection.
If you're interested in us reviewing your food hygiene documents, get in touch with us using the contact details on this page.
Advice to help you with food hygiene regulations (Primary Authority Partnership)
Cost: £95 per hour
Primary Authority Partnership is where a business can form a legal partnership with a local authority who will deal with regulatory compliance issues.
You can join the scheme if your business either:
- Is regulated by 2 or more local authorities for things like food safety or licensing, these are known as 'relevant functions'.
- Has arrangements in place to share an approach to compliance with at least one other business, provided that the businesses are collectively regulated by more than one local authority.
- Watch a video explaining Primary Authority Partnerships on YouTube (00:05:34)
If you're interested in arranging a Primary Authority Partnership, get in touch with us using the contact details on this page.
The scheme doesn't allow Primary Authorities to make a profit from these partnerships so the Better Regulation Delivery Office audits all partnerships.
Food hygiene training
You must make sure that any food handlers who prepare open, high-risk foods have formal training.
You should keep a record of the training each staff member has completed. This helps to demonstrate the individual levels of competence of your team.
You can book your staff onto food hygiene courses at: