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The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) review of Food Law Enforcement in Wales will be published today 19 July 2012\. A copy of the report and the Welsh Governments response is shared with Assembly Members for information.


 


On 25 August 2010 the First Minister asked the FSA to conduct a review of food law enforcement across Wales. The review had three specific areas of focus:


* To provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the current systems.
* To describe how resource allocation is linked to measurable outcomes.
* To advise on whether there are other models that would be more effective in delivering public protection, providing improved value for money, providing improved consistency of enforcement or improving overall management and governance of the service.


The Food Standards Agency presented their final report of a review of Food Law Enforcement in Wales on 20 September 2011\. At that presentation, the First Minister commissioned an addendum to the report to consider options on the creation of a national food law enforcement service for Wales. The FSA finalised this work and submitted it to the First Minister on 15 December 2011\.


 


The First Minister asked me to lead on the Welsh Government response. I have therefore considered the report, together with the addendum.


 


I can confirm that at the current time, I do not wish to make any radical changes to the way food safety controls are delivered in Wales. This includes the option of creating a new body to enforce food safety in Wales. I think it is important we await and take account of the outcome of the FSA wider UK review of food safety that is considering alternative approaches to deliver food safety controls in the UK before proposing any key changes in Wales. The FSA Board are currently due to consider recommendations relating to the future delivery of official controls at its open meeting in July 2013\.


 


In terms of the 3 main recommendations of the original report, I set out below the Welsh Government’s response:\-


 


### Recommendation 1 (Not accepted)


The formula for determining the budget allocated for food safety enforcement should be re\-weighted to take more account of the number of food premises in each local authority area rather than the size of the population.


 


**Response:** The FSA have not provided a formula and this would need to be modelled to establish what the breakdown might be.  We are not convinced that this will have much of a beneficial effect particularly as the existing nominal allocation is currently not being spent on food safety.


 


### Recommendation 2 (Partially accepted)


Local authorities in Wales should be urged to maintain a level of funding for food law enforcement teams that is no lower than the nominal allocation made for this service. The FSA should annually publish a comparison of the Indicator Based Assessment and Net Revenue Expenditure for food law enforcement by local authorities in Wales.


**Response:** We consider that “urging” might be seen as hypothecation through the ”back door”. We would however like to see local authorities fully spend their allocations on food safety but would like to examine how this might be achieved. We propose to consider the issue further in the context of the discussions we are currently having with local authorities on how to introduce more collaboration in the administration and delivery of environmental health services.


 


 


### Recommendation 3 (Accepted)


The FSA recommends that a Welsh national feed inspection and enforcement service is formed as part of the FSA, with a focus on effective, consistent and risk\-based enforcement.


**Response:** The FSA indicate that Directors of Public Protection Wales (DPPW) have agreed that whilst those currently delivering the service have expertise there is a shortfall of officers to ensure consistent delivery.  We agree that the centralisation of feed law enforcement in Wales would provide a better delivery model for this specialist service but we would like to examine how this might be best achieved. We propose to consider the issue further in the context of the discussions we are currently having with local authorities about how to introduce more collaboration in the administration and delivery of trading standards services.


 


I will be meeting with Lord Jeff Rooker, FSA Chair, in September to discuss the review and the progress of the recommendations.


I am grateful for the work the Food Standards Agency has carried out.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 







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Heddiw (19 Gorffennaf 2012\), cyhoeddir Adolygiad o Orfodi Cyfraith Bwyd yng Nghymru gan yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd. Rhennir copi o’r adroddiad ac ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru gydag Aelodau’r Cynulliad er gwybodaeth.  
Ar 25 Awst 2010, gofynnodd Prif Weinidog Cymru i’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd gynnal adolygiad o orfodaeth cyfraith bwyd ledled Cymru. Roedd yr adroddiad yn canolbwyntio ar dri maes penodol:* Asesiad o effeithiolrwydd y systemau presennol.
* Disgrifio sut y mae dyrannu adnoddau’n gysylltiedig â chanlyniadau mesuradwy.
* Cynghori ar p’un a oes modelau eraill a fyddai’n fwy effeithiol o ran diogelu’r cyhoedd, sicrhau gwell gwerth am arian, darparu mwy o gysondeb o ran gorfodaeth neu wella rheolaeth neu lywodraeth gyffredinol y gwasanaeth.

Cyflwynodd yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd ei hadroddiad terfynol ar adolygiad o Orfodi Cyfraith Bwyd yng Nghymru ar 20 Medi 2011\. Yn y cyflwyniad, comisiynodd y Prif Weinidog atodiad i’r adroddiad i ystyried opsiynau ar gyfer creu gwasanaeth cenedlaethol gorfodi cyfraith bwyd i Gymru. Cyflawnodd yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd y gwaith hwn a’i gyflwyno i’r Prif Weinidog ar 15 Rhagfyr 2011\.  
Gofynnodd y Prif Weinidog i mi arwain ar ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru. Rwyf, felly, wedi ystyried yr adroddiad, ynghyd â’r atodiad.  
Gallaf gadarnhau nad wyf, ar hyn o bryd, am wneud unrhyw newidiadau mawr i’r ffordd y cyflawnir gwaith rheoli diogelwch bwyd yng Nghymru. Mae hyn yn cynnwys yr opsiwn o greu corff newydd i orfodi diogelwch bwyd yng Nghymru. Credaf ei bod yn bwysig i ni aros am adolygiad ehangach yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd sy’n pwyso a mesur ffyrdd amgen o gyflawni’r gwaith o reoli diogelwch bwyd ar gyfer y Deyrnas Unedig i gyd, ac ystyried yr adolygiad hwnnw, cyn cynnig unrhyw newidiadau yng Nghymru.  
O ran 3 phrif argymhelliad yr adroddiad gwreiddiol, nodaf ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru isod:\-  
### Argymhelliad 1 (Nis derbynnir)

Dylid ail bwysoli’r fformiwla a ddefnyddir i bennu’r gyllideb ar gyfer gorfodi diogelwch bwyd gan roi ystyriaeth i nifer y lleoliadau gwerthu bwyd sydd ym mhob ardal awdurdod lleol yn hytrach na maint y boblogaeth.Ymateb: Nid yw’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd wedi darparu fformiwla a byddai angen gwneud hyn i ddeall y manylion. Nid ydym ni wedi ein hargyhoeddi y byddai hyn yn fuddiol iawn, yn enwedig gan nad yw’r swm presennol ar hyn o bryd yn cael ei wario ar ddiogelwch bwyd.### Argymhelliad 2 (Derbynnir yn rhannol)

Dylid annog Awdurdodau Lleol yng Nghymru i gynnal lefel o gyllido ar gyfer timau gorfodi bwyd nad yw’n is na’r dyraniad a wneir i’r gwasanaeth hwn. Dylai’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd gyhoeddi, bob blwyddyn, gymhariaeth o’r Asesiad yn Seiliedig ar Ddangosydd a’r Gwariant Refeniw Net ar orfodi cyfraith bwyd gan awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru.

Ymateb: Ystyriwn y gellid gweld “annog” fel rhyw fath o ‘orfodaeth drwy’r drws cefn’. Fodd bynnag, hoffem weld awdurdodau lleol yn gwario’u dyraniadau’n gyfan gwbl ar ddiogelwch bwyd ond hoffem archwilio sut orau i gyflawni hyn. Rydym yn cynnig ystyried y mater ymhellach yng nghyd\-destun y trafodaethau yr ydym ar hyn o bryd yn eu cynnal gydag awdurdodau lleol ar sut i gyflwyno mwy o gydweithio yn y gwaith o weinyddu a chyflawni gwasanaethau iechyd amgylcheddol.

### Argymhelliad 3 (Derbynnir)

Mae’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd yn argymell ffurfio gwasanaeth cenedlaethol archwilio a gorfodi bwyd fel rhan o’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd i ganolbwyntio ar orfodi effeithiol a chyson yn seiliedig ar risg.

Ymateb: Mae’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd yn nodi bod Cyfarwyddwyr Diogelu’r Cyhoedd Cymru wedi cytuno nad oes digon o swyddogion i sicrhau gwaith cyson, er bod y bobl sy’n darparu’r gwasanaeth ar hyn o bryd yn meddu ar arbenigedd. Rydym yn cytuno y byddai canoli gorfodi cyfraith bwyd yng Nghymru yn fodel cyflawni gwell ar gyfer y gwasanaeth arbenigol hwn ond hoffem archwilio sut orau i gyflawni hyn. Cynigiwn ystyried y mater ymhellach yng nghyd\-destun y trafodaethau yr ydym ar hyn o bryd yn eu cynnal gydag awdurdodau lleol ar sut i gyflwyno mwy o gydweithio yn y gwaith o weinyddu a chyflawni gwasanaethau safonau masnach.

Byddaf yn cwrdd â’r Arglwydd Jeff Rooker, Cadeirydd yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd, ym mis Medi i drafod yr adolygiad a’r cynnydd a wneir o ran yr argymhellion.

Rwy’n ddiolchgar am waith yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd.