FOI request (FOIR-351534434)

New Food Businesses

Requested Fri 23 July 2021
Responded  Wed 04 August 2021

1. How many new food businesses have registered with your council between financial year 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021?

2. Of all the new food businesses who have registered with your council between financial year 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021, how many of those were first inspected by an environmental health officer within 28 days of their application?

3. Of all the new food businesses who have registered with your council between financial year 6 April 2020 and 5 April 2021, how many of those have still not yet been inspected by an environmental health officer?

Response

1. 187

2. None - Due to repeated lockdowns, access was restricted to many of these premises due to closures by government regulations. Majority of new premises were home caterers which we were unable to access by law due to COVID-19 restrictions.

3. 95