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RESOURCES
4.2 Staf昀椀ng Allocation
Food and Health & Safety
Competent o昀케cers are authorised according to the 昀椀ndings of competency
assessments based on quali昀椀cations, technical knowledge and regulatory experience.
Food competencies are assessed in accordance with the FSA’s Food Law Code of
Practice and Practice Guidance and the Competency Framework.
Our team’s current regulatory allocated full time equivalent (FTE) sta昀케ng resources
are 14.9 FTE, split as follows:
Food Safety enforcement work:
Health and Safety:
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Total sta昀케ng - 11.8 FTE
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Authorised O昀케cers - 2.6 FTE
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Authorised O昀케cers - 9.3 FTE
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Technical Support - 0.5 FTE
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Technical Support - 2.5 FTE
Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority
Su昀昀olk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) currently employs just over 100 team
members as outlined in appendix 3.
Overseen by the Compliance Manager, the Technical Leads for products of non-animal
origin (NAO) are SCPHA’s nominated Lead Food O昀케cers, while the Technical Lead for
products of animal origin (POAO) is the Senior O昀케cial Veterinary Surgeon.
Technical Leads, O昀케cial Veterinary Surgeons (OVSs) and Port Health O昀케cers (PHOs)
must be su昀케ciently quali昀椀ed and authorised according to the Food Law Code of Practice
(FLCoP) as key operational decisionmakers. The FLCoP also permits more limited
decision-making responsibilities for Authorised O昀케cers (AO) following training and
competency assessments, however SCPHA aims to reserve such duties for the most
quali昀椀ed and experienced team members.
Corporate Health and Safety
The Corporate Health and Safety Team is managed by the Health and Safety
Manager and comprises:
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Health and Safety Manager (0.4 FTE)
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Health and Safety Advisors (1.5 FTE)
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Health and Safety O昀케cer - Housing Maintenance (1 FTE)
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Health and Safety O昀케cer/Trainer - Port Health (0.5 FTE)
The total sta昀케ng allocation is 3.4 FTE.
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