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BACKGROUND
Food and Health & Safety
The Food and Safety Team is managed by the Food and Safety Manager.
The team’s organisational chart is provided in appendix 2.
The team comprises:
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Food and Safety Manager
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Food and Safety O昀케cers
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Health and Safety Manager (0.6 FTE)
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Regulatory Support O昀케cers
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Lead Food and Safety O昀케cers
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Business Support Team Leader
Environmental Health Technical
Support O昀케cers
All members of the team have contributed to the development of this plan, via
ongoing discussions and regular team meetings.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) currently employs 132 team members,
as detailed in Appendix 3. Sta昀케ng levels were increased in 2024 to support the
implementation of the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for imports into Great
Britain and the establishment of a new Border Control Post (BCP) at Harwich. A BCP is an
inspection facility located at the 昀椀rst point of entry for goods arriving at the GB border.
Under the leadership of the Port Health Manager, SCPHA’s success is driven by three key
areas, each led by a dedicated manager: the Business Manager, Operations Manager,
and Compliance Manager.
Overseen by the Compliance Manager, the Technical Leads for products of non-animal
origin (NAO) are SCPHA’s nominated Lead Food O昀케cers, while the Technical Lead for
products of animal origin (POAO) is the Senior O昀케cial Veterinary Surgeon.
Operations are made up of several highly trained, multi-disciplinary teams performing
health checks at Border Control Posts (BCPs). These comprise Authorised O昀케cers
(AOs), Port Health O昀케cers (PHOs) and O昀케cial Veterinary Surgeons (OVSs). Each team
is overseen and supervised by a Team Leader reporting to the Operations Manager. In
addition to Import Control Assistants (ICAs) led by the Business Support Team Leader,
who reports to the Business Manager.
The port health function is enabled by 昀椀nance, public relations, business relations and
training professionals led by the Business Manager. This includes an ICT department
of quick-response Service Desk Analysts, led by the Service Desk Team Supervisor, and
developers led by the ICT Manager
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