States of Jersey
Health and Social Services Department
PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORATE
Report from the interim Head of Environmental Health
Authority to Enter Premises – Officers of the Environmental Health Service
Background:
Under Article 10 of the Loi (1934) Sur la Santé Publique (Public Health Law 1934) it was a requirement of the previous Health and Social Services Committees to name one or more Sanitary Officers (now referred to as Environmental Health Officers) “whose duties shall be determined by the special regulations adopted to this effect by the Committee”.
It was also recognised that staff of the Environmental Health Service should possess a document authorising them to enter premises in pursuance of their duties under public health legislation, with the proviso that those officers, other than registered Environmental Health Officers, were only authorised to enter premises under associated public health legislation as the Public Health Law 1934 expressly precluded them from having statutory power of entry.
Laws for which Authorisation of Officers is required from the Minister:
- Article 3 - Public Health (Vessels and Aircraft) (Jersey) Law 1950 (EHOs only)
- Article 10 – Public Health Law 1934 (EHOs only)
- Article 1 – Food Safety (Jersey) Law 1966
- Article 1 - Statutory Nuisances (Jersey) Law 1999
- Article 1(F) – Restriction on Smoking (Jersey) Law 1973
- Article 3 - Burials and Exhumation (Jersey) Law 2004
- Article 5(9) - Food Safety (Miscellaneous Provisions) Law 2000
- Articles 5 (2), 17 (1) & 23 (1)Restriction on Smoking (Advertising, Promotion and Display) (Jersey) Regulations 2013 (new)
Issues:
Changes in the personnel of the Environmental Health Service, and in some cases changes in job titles, require the updating of the authority to enter premises for Officers of the Environmental Health Service.
Financial Implications - There are no financial implications attached to this report
Recommendation - The Minister is recommended to approve the authorisation of the following Officers in accordance with the legislative requirements:
For Legislation 1-8 listed in the above list:
Stewart Petrie – Interim Head of Environmental Health
Caroline Maffia – Environmental Health Officer
Alan Irving – Environmental Health Officer
Ralph McAleer –Environmental Health Officer
Dr Peter Brown – Environmental Health Officer
For Legislation 3-8 listed in the above list:
John Fail, Senior Environmental Health Technician
Robert Wareing-Jones, Senior Environmental Health Technician
Steve Andrews, Senior Environmental Health Technician
Steve Sands, Senior Environmental Health Technician
Felicity Guest, Trainee Environmental Health Officer
to enter any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of their official duties in pursuance of the statutory provisions listed above in that behalf.