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Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Tel: 024 7637 6376
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
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Nuneaton Town Hall
Coton Road, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV11 5AA
Bedworth Area Office
High Street, Bedworth,
Warwickshire, CV12 8NF
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Tel: 024 7637 6376
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
One Stop Shops:
Nuneaton Town Hall
Coton Road, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV11 5AA
Bedworth Area Office
High Street, Bedworth,
Warwickshire, CV12 8NF
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Enforcement Procedures 2009
Introduction
The Council has it own Enforcement Policy in respect of Environmental Health, Planning and Building Control. This can be viewed via the link above. The following should be read in conjunction with the Council policy.
The following Procedure deals with the main Principles of Enforcement
Wherever possible, officers will seek to find solutions which are arrived at by agreement and co-operation and will keep in mind the maxim that prevention is better than cure.
However, the aim behind much of the department’s efforts is the protection of persons at work, the general public and the environment from harm caused by failure to comply with the safeguards provided for in law.
This being the case, there will be circumstances in which enforcement is unavoidable and the Council does not shrink from using its full legal powers, including prosecution, where it is necessary to do so.
There are two distinct facets to enforcement, which may be taken to mean either of the following:
1. Enforcement for Compliance. This ensures that the Council has programmes in place for monitoring compliance by businesses and individuals with the various legislation affecting them.
For example, there will be inspection programmes in place for food premises, workplaces, authorised processes and HMOs.
2. Enforcement for Non Compliance. In this aspect of enforcement, the options available for taking action against businesses or individuals for ignoring or otherwise failing to comply with their legal obligations are discussed.
For the purposes of this Procedure, enforcement for non compliance includes the following:
a) Prosecution
b) Cautions
c) The Service of Notices
d) Works in Default, including Seizure of Equipment
e) Revocation (of Licenses or Authorisations)
f) Written Warnings (sometimes known as Informal Notices)
The principles outlined in the Code of Practice for Regulators and paragraphs 3.1 to 4.8, below, are to be applied to all such actions.
Enforcement action may be taken as a result of an incident, a complaint or an inspection.
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