Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection (copy attached).

A report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection updating Members on the progress in achieving the objectives set out in the annual Business Plan for the 2^nd period in 2012/13 (August-November inclusive) was considered.

The principal subjects covered in the report were:

·      Retail Market Campaign Reviewed – Love your Market

·      Promotion of the Markets

·      Progress report on Markets Byelaws

·      Retention of Food Standards Agency (FSA) Approval  

·      Crossrail

·      Billingsgate Roof Renewal Project

·      Spitalfields Health and Safety Plan

·      Sickness update

·      Finance update

In response to a question by a Member regarding the sickness absence statistics it was noted that staff had been off sick due to a number of reasons i.e. scheduled operations; a chronic lung condition; stress; depression and musculoskeletal injuries. Those individuals that were off sick were being managed thoroughly through the sickness absence management procedure.

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