Budget Cuts: Trading Standards And Environmental Health Could Merge With ‘Neighbouring Local Authorities’ (proposal)

More merging on the cards.

Budget Cuts: Trading Standards And Environmental Health Could Merge With 'Neighbouring Local Authorities' (proposal)We have just seen the full Isle of Wight council cut proposals which have just been outlined in preparation of the December Cabinet Meeting.

Here’s what they say about the Trading Standards And Environmental Health …

We are also in discussions with the neighbouring local authorities around opportunities for joint management and delivery of services such as trading standards and environmental health.

As with Housing Services we are increasingly looking at taking “risk based” approaches to inspection and regulation that focuses energy on developing and responding to intelligence about issues that represent the greatest concerns while taking a lighter touch to those premises and issues that are of lower concern.