Cleaning & Hygiene
‘Extremely encouraging’ Government response recognises the ‘vital’ role of the cleaning sector and its staff
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has hailed ‘an extremely encouraging’ response from the Government to its campaign to put cleaning and hygiene at the heart of the national agenda.
The BCC received confirmation that the Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK report is being considered as evidence by the Government in the ongoing review of national resilience.
As part of the long-running lobbying campaign in support of the report, the BCC wrote to Cabinet Secretary Pat McFadden last autumn to offer to contribute to the review of national resilience taking place in response to Baroness Hallett’s report of the first stage of the Covid Inquiry.
A response from Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Abena Oppong-Asare MP not only agreed with key recommendations in the report but also included important recognition from the Government for the ‘vital’ role of the sector.
Ms Oppong-Asare wrote: “I appreciate the British Cleaning
Council’s continued interest and engagement in both national resilience and public health preparedness. Please note that the recommendations from the report have been recorded and are being considered as part of our ongoing evidence gathering for the resilience review.”
She went on to say: “The Government recognises the vital role that the cleaning and hygiene sector plays in ensuring public health and mitigating key risks, both in its routine work and during public health emergencies.”
The BCC’s Immediate Past Chairman, Jim Melvin, who leads on the lobbying campaign, said: “I was delighted with this extremely encouraging response. We have been seeking recognition from the Government for the
essential role of the sector and its staff for several years, so to read that this is finally being acknowledged is very welcome indeed. We have made encouraging progress since last summer with our lobbying campaign.
“Though processes move slowly and we have not yet secured the firm adoption of the Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK report’s recommendations, we have achieved some clear indications that the wind may be shifting in our favour. We are now finally being listened to.
“We have responded and hope to meet to further discuss the synergies between our views and to investigate any potential opportunity in which the BCC, and therefore the industry, can assist.”
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