Decision details

The Director of Public Health recommends additional specialist Environmental Health Officer (EHO) resource is needed to meet requirements to prevent and manage Covid-19 outbreaks in local businesses. Particular high risk contexts are meat processing and refrigerated premises. EHOs hold legal powers to close and serve notice on premises. EHOs must work closely with Public Health Team.
Funding is from the ring fenced Outbreak Management (Test and Trace Fund) grant which is to be used for the specific purpose of managing the local response to Covid-19, as described in the Local Outbreak Management Plan. The Director of Public Health, with the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for advising the authority in relation to the Outbreak Management Plan and associated funding.
The funding will pay for additional Environmental Health Officers, to work with the Public Health Team on prevention and outbreak control with local businesses.

To use funding from the ring fenced Outbreak Management (Test and Trace Fund) grant to pay for additional Environmental Health Officers, to work with the Public Health Team on prevention and outbreak control with local businesses.

There are no other options. EHO are an essential requirement.