Food and Health & Safety 2025 - V4 - Flipbook - Page 22
SERVICE DELIVERY
In 2024/25 the team worked on a project to raise awareness in the prevention or
controlling of ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions. This topic is a national
health and safety enforcement priority for local authorities in England.
The project employed a multi-faceted approach:
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Nine animal visitor attractions were included within the project scope.
Email contact was made with duty holders to encourage legal compliance. Emails
highlighted the need for zoonotic hazard control and signposted them to published
guidance.
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Site inspections of 昀椀ve animal visitor attractions were carried out between August and
October 2024.
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Where issues were identi昀椀ed action was taken to ensure improvements.
Crowd safety at events is detailed in LAC 67/2 as a priority for proactive intervention.
The management of crowds of people is inherently di昀케cult and the harm that can
occur depends on the type of event being run. Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meetings
are convened to allow the relevant regulatory agencies (police, 昀椀re, ambulance, local
authority etc.) to gain intelligence prior to any event to allow for emergency planning and
advise each other on any areas of concern. The group will also advise the event organiser
(duty holder) of ways in which they can manage the event safely although the group as a
whole does not have statutory powers and any regulation of the event will be done using
primary legislation.
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East Suffolk Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023/24
