The summit, held at Dunkeld on Wednesday 28 March 2007, organised by the Institute and hosted by the Food Standards Agency Scotland, was convened to facilitate an open discussion between partners, stakeholders and interested groups with a view to drafting a strategy, vision and action plan for future public/environmental health enforcement in Scotland.
Representatives from REHIS, the Agency,the Local Authority Unit of the Health and Safety Executive, the Scottish Executive, the Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health, the University of Strathclyde, Health Protection Scotland and from a cross section of the Profession (public and private sectors) attended this fully participative and inter-active event. Unfortunately, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the University of Derby were not represented.
An action plan was agreed and fuller reports will follow on this website and in Environmental Health Scotland, the Journal of the Institute.