Fear of fines cut under sentencing proposals

EHOs have warned that the new sentencing guideline for food safety offences may result in a cut in penalties for most local authority food hygiene prosecutions.

With fines currently averaging £1,800 for food hygiene breaches there are concerns that this already low figure may be further cut under the Sentencing Council’s proposed guideline that will force courts to consider turnover when banding fines. Read full article from here: