Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme

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Last revised: 7 November 2008

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Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme Results

Each year Kennet’s Environmental Health Officers undertake hundreds of food hygiene inspections.  This new Scheme is designed to publicise the results of those inspections and to award food businesses a Star Rating ranging from zero (poor) to five (excellent).

The principal reason for introducing the Scheme is to promote better food hygiene.  By making the hygiene standards of businesses visible good establishments receive recognition and are rewarded with the ability to advertise the fact.  On the other hand poor performers are brought to the attention of the public with the inevitable threat to their commercial reputation.

By joining with other local authorities in Wiltshire in offering this information to the public Kennet will ensure consistency of scoring across the County.

Kennet District Council's Environmental Health Officers have been issuing a Star Rating to businesses they have inspected since 1st September 2007.
These Businesses will be inspected on a regular basis and their star rating may be altered at that point. The current list will be updated each month to show the businesses that have been inspected.

All businesses listed will be sent a certificate but are not required to display it

example certifcate

Guidance on Scoring

5 Star- Total compliance with statutory obligations. Excellent structural standards and very high confidence in management.
4 Star - High standard of compliance with statutory obligations. Good structural standards and high confidence in management.
3 Star - Minor non-compliance with statutory obligations. Structural standards and confidence in management are good.
2 Star - Generally complies with statutory obligations. Structural standards and confidence in management are acceptable.
1 Star - General failure to satisfy statutory obligations. Structural standards and confidence in management is low. More effort required to prevent fall in standards.
Zero Stars - Unacceptable. Almost total non-compliance with statutory obligations. Structure very poor and little or no confidence in management. Follow up action likely.


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