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RESOURCES
Food and Health & Safety
Authorised o昀케cers in the Food and Safety Team are required to demonstrate
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with their membership of relevant
professional bodies e.g., CIEH and IOSH.
O昀케cers conducting food safety interventions are required to undertake a minimum of
20 hours of CPD related directly to food safety each year as speci昀椀ed in the FSA, Food
Law Code of Practice.
O昀케cers subscribe to an online resource provided by a niche company of food
consultants specialising in the training of food law enforcement o昀케cers.
The Norfolk and Su昀昀olk Health and Safety Liaison Group holds an annual training day
open to all health and safety regulators across Norfolk and Su昀昀olk.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority’s (SCPHA) Technical Trainer develops and
delivers programmes with the Technical Leads to keep operational sta昀昀 up to date
with current legislation, best practice and industry standards, while the Business
Trainer is responsible for teaching all sta昀昀 and external parties about SCPHA’s IT and
business systems.
All newcomers undergo a training schedule suited to their role with continuous
development opportunities during their time with SCPHA. Once the trainers
and Technical Leads are satis昀椀ed with a newcomer’s required competencies,
authorisation is given for them to take on their duties.
Thousands of courses through Pluralsight, the online education platform, are
currently being o昀昀ered to business and IT team members to promote continuous
development, with a view to expanding the o昀昀er to all sta昀昀 depending on its success.
In-line with the Food Law Code of Practice (FLCoP) Competency Framework, SCPHA
supports further training opportunities for its sta昀昀 and recently saw four team
members earn the Higher Certi昀椀cate in Food Control (HCFC). This is in addition to
taking on apprentices in environmental health and IT, as well as supporting various
team members to complete their environmental health degrees.
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East Suffolk Food and Health & Safety Service Plan 2023/24
