Decision details

Background:

Kent County Council enforces a range of legal and regulatory duties in relation to animal and plant health. This plan sets out the powers and duties of KCC in this regard and incorporates the Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers statutory guidance on Notifiable Animal Disease response. A significant change is proposed to this standing document in making it multi-agency in reach through Kent Resilience Forum, though remaining KCC-led.

As Cabinet Member for Community and Regulatory services, I agree to approve the KRF Animal and Plant Health Emergency Plan and Statutory ACTSO appendix (i.e. the Local Authority Exotic Notifiable Animal Disease Contingency Plan which is relevant to KCC Trading Standards and Resilience and Emergency Planning Service policy and practice) as a KCC led Kent Resilience Forum document. Once this strategic policy is signed off, operational implementation will be the responsibility of the Heads of KCC Trading Standards and Resilience and Emergency Planning Service (supported by KRF partners).