FOOD HYGIENE


CRAFTBUTCHER l OCTOBER 2017 PRIMARY AUTHORITY – THE NEXT CHAPTER


proved so successful that we were named Primary Authority of the Year in 2015. Tis latest change is due


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THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MEAT & FOOD TRADERS


THE newly expanded Primary Authority (PA) scheme has now been implemented and successfully met its target date of 1 October 2017 without any major glitches. All members previously


registered on the scheme were successfully transferred to the new system on that date. Since it was introduced in 2009, Primary Authority has helped businesses avoid inconsistent and confusing red tape. Tis has been shown to increase business confidence and reduce operational costs, allowing enterprises to focus


on expansion. Te last major change


occurred in 2013 which allowed businesses in trade associations to sign up to a co-ordinated partnership. Te NFMFT in partnership with Horsham District Council were one of the pilot partnerships of the co- ordinated scheme. Our partnership providing assured advice on food safety


to the success of primary authority and has been re-designed to enable more businesses the opportunity to benefit from the scheme. Regulatory Delivery (RD), the government agency that oversees PA, described the changes as an important milestone and a step change in the delivery of local regulation.


AUTHORITY: PRIMARY


Te most notable changes affecting members are:


YOU SIGNED UP? Joining is free to


ISN’T IT TIME


members and very straight forward


• Te list containing members in PA will still


appear on the Primary Authority Register but it is now


the responsibility of the Federation as a co-ordinator to ensure the list is accurate and up to date on an ongoing basis.


• For those already on the register we will need to check that the details held for your company are correct and therefore


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