Dear Member

BV questionnaires covering the following topics-

Food Safety
Pest Control
Health and Safety
Air Quality Management
HMO Licensing
Noise Control

will be placed on this page of the website as they become available.

Completing questionnaires

You are invited to download the questionnaires for the topic areas that you interested in, complete them and return them to Kumud.Joshi [at] Haringey [dot] gov [dot] uk with a copy to Patricia.Derrick [at] Haringey [dot] gov [dot] uk
Kumud Joshi – 0208 489 5289

Following the information placed on the website last year, the source of which is unclear, I have put together a spreadsheet for London LA's for 2008.

The Food Standards Agency has awarded Food Champion status to ALEHM and 11 local authorities. This is to acknowledge the important role they play in their local community and to recognise the good practice they have demonstrated.

All local authorities in England and Wales were eligible to take part in the award scheme and the assessment panel, consisting of key Agency partners, were very impressed with the overall quality of the 72 entries received. The panel awarded five local authorities Food Champion status for food safety and three of these five winners were from London.

The Circular is seeking comments on the National Air Traffic Services consultation on new flight paths. The consultation proposes massive changes to flight paths across a large part of London and London Councils are keen to ensure that as many borough officers as possible take the time to consider the impact of these proposals.

Please respond by e-mail by 9 May 2008 to marisa.burnal [at] londoncouncils [dot] gov [dot] uk

Michael Ojo
London Councils

ALEHM want to collate examples of how environmental health services or issues have been incorporated into Local Area Agreements.

If you have any examples, do please share these with us. Simply log-in, create a new story and tag it "Local area agreement". If that is not possible, contact us instead.

Today the Health Protection Agency has launched a three month consultation on A Children’s Environment and Health Strategy for the United Kingdom. The Strategy provides an overview of the current impact of the environment on children’s health in the UK and highlights areas where this could be improved. The consultation provides you with an opportunity to give your views on the priority areas identified and invites your suggestions on areas which you consider should be included. The consultation runs until Friday 13 June 2008.