Agenda item

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

A report of the Director of Markets & Consumer Protection provided an update on the progress against the Business Plan of the Markets Department for Period 1 (April – July) of 2013-14 against key performance indicators (KPSs) and the objectives outlined in the Business Plan.

In response to a question by a Member, the Superintendent of Billingsgate Market explained that the figure in Appendix A should read 62.5% and not 57.1% in relation to ‘all reports being completed within 3 days following the notification of an incident’. 

A discussion took place on the accuracy of the throughput figures for tonnage which were an estimated figure provided by tenants.  A vote took place on whether the figures should feature in future reports, the result of the vote was as follows:-

In favour of including tonnage throughput figures in future reports: 4

In favour of not including throughput figures in future reports: 15

RESOLVED –That future reports do not contain tonnage throughput figures.