FOI Request - Natasha's Law

Request 101003161024 

Please can you supply the following information:
1) The number of businesses which breached Natasha’s Law between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022.
2) The penalty for the breach. If the punishment was a fine, please outline the value of the fine.
3) The name that the offending business traded under, and its address.
4) A breakdown of the business type (supermarket, convenience store, retailer, restaurant, etc).
5) Copies of enforcement letters sent to businesses breaching Natasha’s Law

Ideally I would like these figures broken down month-on-month.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

Response 28-10-2022

1. This information is not kept in a readily retrievable format as any breach would form part of the inspection report and therefore all inspection records would have to be examined. This would cost the Council in excess of £600. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, excessive cost, we are therefore unable to comply with your request.

However, allergen requirements are always checked and discussed at regular Food Hygiene visits and any deficiencies followed up. In this respect it is unlikely that the first action we would take would be formal action, as we always try to engage and encourage the business to comply with all legislation including allergen requirements. To date we have not taken any formal action in respect of allergen information.

2. Penalties described in legislation, currently level 5 on the standard scale

3. Not applicable

4. Not applicable

5. Not applicable