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Shared autonomy

01-Aug-2010

The Food Standards Agency is to look at whether a system of 'earned recognition' or 'earned autonomy' can be used to set priorities for local authority (LA) inspections of food businesses to reduce the burden on LAs under the shadow of cuts.

Premises with third-party food hygiene certification, such as the British Retail Consortium Global Standard, would be given a lower priority for inspections, dependent on the levels of risk they present.

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