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SERVICE DELIVERY
3.3 Other Service Demands
Food and Health & Safety
The Food and Safety Team handles applications for the registration of premises and
personnel for the purpose of skin piercing and tattooing, which must be conducted
hygienically. Applications can be submitted via East Su昀昀olk Council’s online application
process.
Noti昀椀cations of the planned, licenced and non-licenced removal of asbestos from certain
premises are received via the HSE’s Extranet online service. This website allows the
sharing of information across individuals and organisations involved in regulating health
and safety in the UK.
The expected service demand for skin piercing and tattooing registrations and asbestos
noti昀椀cations is shown in appendix 6.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Eleven team members from Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) across two
teams are combatting the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in a joint operation with
Border Force, which has seen over one tonne of illegal pork seized from tra昀케c entering
the ports of Harwich and Felixstowe.
The operation has secured funding from the Department for Environment, Food and
Rural A昀昀airs (DEFRA) until March 2024.
Corporate Health and Safety
Members of the Corporate Health and Safety Team will undertake duties as directed
to assist the council in responding to a Civil Contingency Act emergency or business
recovery event.
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