Statistics 2022/2023
Dear Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
Please can you provide the relevant information to the below
Subject
What are your operating hours for your warden service? (i.e. typical shift pattern)
What is your total staffing budget for your warden service (or equivalent)?
At full establishment how many wardens do you employ?
What is the training budget for you warden service?
Does your warden service have first aid training, and if so to what level?
Is your warden service CSAS (Community Safety Accreditation Scheme) approved?
Are your wardens Police vetted, if so to what level?
Are your wardens issued and/or operate Police airwaves radios?
If yes to the above, do you pay an Airwaves licensing fee / or user charge?
At full establishment how many Environmental Health technical/enforcement officers do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is your budget for staffing for your Environmental Health technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many Trading Standards technical/enforcement officers do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your Trading Standards technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many Housing technical technical/enforcement do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your Housing technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many Food Safety technical/enforcement officers do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your Food Safety technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many General Licensing technical/enforcement officers do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your General Licensing technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many Taxi Licensing technical/enforcement officers do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your Taxi Licensing technical/enforcement officers? (or equivalent)
At full establishment how many Dog Control Officers / Dog Wardens do you employ? (or equivalent)
What is the staffing budget for your Dog Control Officers / Dog Wardens team(s)? (or equivalent)
- Please provide a flow chart / diagram of your current operating procedure relating to environmental investigation and enforcement.
- Using the below table please identify which officer discharges each stage of the below duties
Duties Environmental Health Enforcement Officer CPO / Warden or Equivalent Other Investigation (Please specify job role or team) Other Enforcement (Please specify job role or team)
Business Compliance & Regulation as per below If Investigation and Enforcement is conducted by separate teams, please define each below.
- Trade Waste checks with Businesses
- Food Premises Checks
- Premises Licence Checks
- Scrap Metal Checks
- Highways Amenities Licence Checks
Environmental Crime detection, investigation & enforcement as per below If Investigation and Enforcement is conducted by separate teams, please define each below.
- Statutory noise nuisance (Domestic)
- Statutory noise nuisance (Commercial)
- S215 & PDPA / untidy garden
- Fly-Tipping
- On street littering
- From vehicle littering
- Vehicles for sale on the highway
- Vehicles for repair on the highway
- Bins on street
- Fly-Posting
- Graffiti
- Dog fouling
Statutory stray dogs collection
PSPO enforcement – please break down by PSPO restriction
Out of hour ASB response
Community Trigger investigations and output delivery
External housing inspections (Selective Licensed)
Illegal encampment evictions / Repossession of local authority land
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping engagement & safeguarding
Out of Hours safeguarding support for vulnerable citizens
Councillor Casework (ASB/Environmental)
Yours faithfully,
AJ
Good Morning
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