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Food advertising

Food advertisingThis Practice Note considers the law and practice applicable to food advertising to consumers, including:•Regulatory regime...

25th Jul

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Sentencing criminal offences—sentencing guidelines and resources

Sentencing criminal offences—sentencing guidelines and resourcesThis Practice Note reflects the procedural code for sentencing offenders in England...

22nd Jul

Practice notes

Sentencing individuals for food safety and food hygiene offences

Sentencing individuals for food safety and food hygiene offencesThis Practice Note reviews the parts of the Sentencing Council’s offence-specific...

Produced in partnership with Richard Heller of Drystone Chambers 22nd Jul

Practice notes

Improvement and Prohibition Notices under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

Improvement and Prohibition Notices under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974Enforcement of Part I of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act...

Produced in partnership with James Purnell, Abigail Cohen and Lia Moses of Henderson Chambers 21st Jul

Practice notes

Food information and food labelling law

Food information and food labelling lawForthcoming change: On 1 October 2021, the Food Information (Amendment) Regulations 2019, SI 2019/1218 come...

Produced in partnership with Giles Bedloe of 9 Gough Chambers and Dominic Watkins of DWF LLP 20th Jul

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Powers of health and safety inspectors under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

Powers of health and safety inspectors under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974The Health and Safety ExecutiveThe Health and Safety Executive...

Produced in partnership with David Travers QC and Nicholas Ostrowski, Barrister of 6 Pump Court Chambers 13th Jul

Practice notes

Local authorities—powers to investigate environmental crime

Local authorities—powers to investigate environmental crimeWhen do local authorities investigate environmental offences?Environmental offences cover a...

Produced in partnership with Laura Phillips of 6 Pump Court 13th Jul

Practice notes

Enforcement of consumer protection laws under the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Enforcement of consumer protection laws under the Consumer Rights Act 2015Consumer protection law in the UK derives partly from EU law and partly from...

Produced in partnership with Helen Simm of Browne Jacobson 2nd Jul

Q&As

Is the correct chain of delegation for most criminal enforcement by way of the Local Government Act 2000 rather than by the Local Government Act 1972 where executive arrangements are in place?

Is the correct chain of delegation for most criminal enforcement by way of the Local Government Act 2000 rather than by the Local Government Act 1972...

Produced in partnership with Philip Rule 6th Jun

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The offences under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/350 and their Welsh equivalent are specified offences. What does this mean in practical terms? How will these offences be dealt with based on the new Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2020, SI 2020/562?

The offences under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/350 and their Welsh equivalent are specified...

Produced in partnership with Kassia Pletscher of Drystone Chambers 5th Jun

COVID-19

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What information can the Food Standards Agency request from a manufacturer in a general investigation?

What information can the Food Standards Agency request from a manufacturer in a general investigation?We assume you are referring to investigations...

5th Jun

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Do you have any Practice Notes or Precedents which deal with the sale of perishable goods, such as food?

Do you have any Practice Notes or Precedents which deal with the sale of perishable goods, such as food?AdvertisingIn relation to the sale of...

5th Jun

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What guidance is there on sentencing an offender following conviction for offence under section 1(2) of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act 2013?

What guidance is there on sentencing an offender following conviction for offence under section 1(2) of the Prevention of Social Housing Fraud Act...

5th Jun

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Can a local authority conduct an interview under caution with an individual suspected of a criminal offence?

Can a local authority conduct an interview under caution with an individual suspected of a criminal offence?An interview under caution is the formal...

5th Jun

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A section 83 of the Public Health Act 1936 (PHA 1936) notice is to be served in relation to verminous premises. PHA 1936 does not stipulate what period of days should be allowed for the owner/occupier to take the steps stipulated in the notice. What are the rules governing the period of time that the notice should provide? Should it just be 'reasonable'?

A section 83 of the Public Health Act 1936 (PHA 1936) notice is to be served in relation to verminous premises. PHA 1936 does not stipulate what...

5th Jun

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During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can voluntary interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 be conducted virtually?

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can voluntary interviews under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 be conducted...

5th Jun

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On what basis can a local authority issue a simple caution to an individual and does it include the power to seek the reasonable costs of conducting the investigation from the offender?

On what basis can a local authority issue a simple caution to an individual and does it include the power to seek the reasonable costs of conducting...

5th Jun

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Can a prosecution be brought after a simple caution has been issued? How can a local authority start criminal proceedings for a criminal regulatory offence?

Can a prosecution be brought after a simple caution has been issued? How can a local authority start criminal proceedings for a criminal regulatory...

5th Jun

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Which coronavirus (COVID-19) offences are local authorities in England authorised to prosecute?

Which coronavirus (COVID-19) offences are local authorities in England authorised to prosecute?This question is answered in relation to the law...

Produced in partnership with Philip Rule 5th Jun

COVID-19

Q&As

When determining the ‘date of discovery by the prosecutor’ of an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1277, how is a prosecutor to determine what that date is? Is it the date when Council staff first became aware of the complaint, the date when a Trading Standards investigator considered an offence may have been committed or when the Council’s legal team concluded that the is evidence an offence has been committed?

When determining the ‘date of discovery by the prosecutor’ of an offence under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI...

5th Jun

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