Businesses which sell food on a regular basis (whether for profit or not) must register with us.
When planning to open a new food business, getting it right at the planning stage will prevent problems later on.
Register your food business (you must do this by law 28 days before trading)
Free online advice
Licensing: Click here |
Applicable if you sell hot food between 11pm - 5am, operating in a street or lay-by, sell alcohol or provide facilities for gambling. |
Planning referral: Click here |
Where premises usage has changed, extract ventilation installation, alterations to existing premises etc. |
Food Standards Agency: Click here |
For online advice concerning food hygiene and safety. |
Health & Safety Executive: Click here |
Visit here for to find out how to protect you and your employees. |
Trading Standards: click here |
For advice regarding food labelling and other trading standards matters. |
Fire safety: click here |
Fire protection advice relating to businesses and places of assembly. |
Food business support services - remove the guesswork from food safety compliance. Save time and hassle by getting things right first time.
We offer a range of services including:
- New food business advice consultations
- On-site staff workshops and training sessions
- Food hygiene rating scheme re-scores
- A food hygiene check-up
- Printed materials including a food safety organiser and SFBB packs
The following document below details a range of support services designed to help you get the best possible start, achieve and maintain a 5 rating.
How the Council goes about regulating Food Safety
Find out how the SKDC Environmental Health team delivers its food, health and safety function: