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Annual Environmental Health ReviewREHIS and its Scottish Partners - 2015

The Royal EnvironmentalHealth Institute of ScotlandProduced and published by The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland

ContentsThe Chief Executive 4

The President 6

Professional Development 9

Qualifications for Communities 11

Food Standards Scotland 14

Ash Scotland 16

Scottish Environment Protection Agency 18

Health and Safety Coordinating Group 20

Health and Safety Executive 21

International Federation of Environmental Health 23

Scottish Parliament 26

Appendices 1-10 29

List of Contributors: Organisations and Names 38

Core Values and Vision 40

About REHIS 41

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, Number SC009406.


The Chief ExecutiveThis is the eighth consecutive year that the Institute has published the Annual Review

in which it highlights and celebrates Scotland’s environmental health partnerships. The

importance of these partnerships to the improvement and protection of the health and

wellbeing of Scotland’s people cannot be over-stated. The Institute continues to work in

partnership with the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Government, the Food Standards

Agency Scotland/Food Standards Scotland, Health Protection Scotland, the Health and

Safety Executive, the Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in Scotland,

ASH Scotland, the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate and the Scottish Environment

Protection Agency. On the international front the Institute continues to work closely with

the International Federation of Environmental Health and is committed to working in

partnership with the Malawi Environmental Health Association, with the Environmental

Health Association of Ireland and with the Association of Public Health Inspectors,

Cyprus.

The Institute is incorporated by Royal Charter, is a registered Scottish charity, is a member-

based society, is the organisation that governs the Environmental Health profession

in Scotland, is a UK Competent Authority for the Environmental Health profession in

terms of UK and European Union legislation, is an awarding body for a wide range of

environmental health qualifications and is a national training organisation with Approved

Training Centres across Scotland, the rest of the UK and further afield.

As a registered Scottish charity the Institute, through its Charity Trustees (all members of

the Institute’s Council are Charity Trustees – Appendix 1), must act for the benefit of the

public and must comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005

and with guidance issued by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the individuals from all the partner

organisations who contributed to the 2015 Annual Review. The names of these

individuals and of the organisations they represent are listed on page 38

I acknowledge the important contribution to the improvement and protection of the

health and wellbeing of Scotland’s people made by the Institute’s members, partner

organisations and all Environmental Health professionals wherever they practise. In

closing, I place on record my thanks to all the Institute’s staff for their excellent work

throughout 2015.

Tom Bell

Environmental Health is that area

of Public Health activity which

strives to improve, protect

and maintain health

and wellbeing through action on

the physical environment and on

life circumstances.

Chief Executive - Tom Bell


The PresidentFirst let me thank everyone for their support over the last year of the presidency.

It is a significant commitment for anyone to serve the Institute and its members

in elected office. Serving as President can only be carried out effectively with

the support of the REHIS staff in Torphichen Street here in Edinburgh, the REHIS

membership which is not only countrywide but worldwide, the REHIS Council

members, REHIS committees and of course my employer West Dunbartonshire

Council and I can say that I have enjoyed that support over the full term of office.

Committees

The office of President enjoys the support of the committee structures of

REHIS and this year was no exception. The management committee supports

the function of the institute and is expertly chaired by Professor Kofi Aidoo

REHIS Senior Vice-President and chair of the SFSORB and is ably assisted

by Past Presidents Colin Wallace and Bernard Forteath. The management

committee benefits from the input of the committee chairpersons who

help inform and guide decision making in the interests of members. Drew

Hall chairs the METC. The EHPC is chaired by Paul Bradley and Lorrainne

MacGillivray chairs the Examinations and Professional Standards Committee.

The work of the committees on behalf of the membership is extensive

and benefits the wider community in ways which are entirely befitting of

a registered charity. The work streams of the committees feed into the

management committee and help ensure that the decisions that are taken are

informed and are made on the best available information. The management

committee makes a number of decisions which have financial implications

for REHIS and helping inform the committee of the current finance and

likely impacts of decisions is our long serving treasurer Martin Henry. Sound

decision making is only possible with good information and I’m grateful to

Martin for his expert input over the period. It is no accident that REHIS has

maintained a healthy stable financial position in a turbulent market. Other

institutions have not fared so well. The reports we have for review during

this AGM demonstrate high level stewardship from key individuals giving

their time for the benefit of members. The feed of information and expertise

into the committees is helped by council members who work in other roles

as well. Many committee members have multiple roles. Some work in the

southern and northern centres, where the chairpersons, secretaries and

President - Martin Keeley

Improving and protecting health

and wellbeing in Scotland through

education, training and qualifications

in Environmental Health.


members work throughout the year to provide

events (many of which are free) to members. REHIS

examiners are also noted in this group of people who

give their time to ensure the highest standards of

examination and professional practice are maintained

through the examination process and I thank them all

for their ongoing support and of course for the huge

amount of hard work of REHIS staff who organise and

help deliver the examinations and other events run

through the year.

It is my hope that the work of REHIS council

members, committee members, centre members,

trainers and examiners inspires other REHIS members

to give some of their time in a similar fashion

to ensure that the future is bright and above all

sustainable.

Annual Environmental Health Forum

Following consultation with members, a new format

was delivered earlier this year and was entitled the

Annual Environmental Health Forum. The new format

which included a second day of parallel sessions

received strong praise from delegates and looks set

to continue with a similar format delivering value and

learning to members from across the membership

spectrum. It was pleasing to note as President that

whilst we at REHIS were developing and delivering

a high quality and high value event for members

that I was able to conduct meetings with partner

agencies before and during the Forum to develop

better partnership and supported ways of working.

Health and Regulatory partners supported the forum

and agency leads engaged with me during meetings

to help strengthen ties to ensure we are working

together across the spectrum of environmental

health to deliver the best outcomes for the people of

Scotland. Health Protection, Food Standards Scotland

and HSE were all represented and there were a

number of firsts delivered at the Forum and the civic

event was provided by West Dunbartonshire Council.

The forum success is a tribute to the staff at REHIS,

the committee members, council members and other

REHIS members who got involved to ensure it could

come together across the two days.

International Relations

REHIS is a founding member of the International

Federation of Environmental Health and takes an active

part in promoting the Scottish EH brand as an exemplar

of best practice. It is recognised the world over that

our graduates are some of the finest in the world and

our training and standards of professional practice are

second to none. With this in mind it was with some pride

Depute Provost John Millar and Martin Keeley during the 2015 Forum.


that I attended the first Global Environmental Health

Faculty Forum in Portugal earlier this year and was able

to support one of our UWS students receiving an award

and being recognised by our international colleagues

and her international peers. It is sometimes easy to

overlook the great work that we do because we do it

every day. When others recognise it, it helps remind us

of the value it has. As President I recognise the value of

our international engagement and remain committed to

sharing best practice and development opportunities with

our partners locally and internationally. We as public health

professionals add value to communities by doing what we

do and we should be enthusiastic to share this with people

around the nation and with people of all nations.

Annual Awards Ceremony

Last night saw the delivery of another successful annual

awards ceremony here in this hotel. The awards ceremony

is for everyone involved, the culmination of years of work

being recognised and receiving their well-deserved award

and honour. It’s a chance for family, friends, colleagues,

peers to reflect on the achievement and look forward

to the next chapter in their life and career. Last night

saw Glasgow City Council Environmental Health Team

receive a meritorious Endeavours in EH Award for their

work last year in helping to deliver a highly successful

Commonwealth Games. As I eluded to earlier, what

Environmental Health in Scotland delivers is nothing short

of brilliant and it was especially pleasing to be able to

present the award to the GCC EH Team to recognise their

brilliance in the ensuring the games were delivered safely.

GCC are not the only employers of brilliance in Scotland.

Last night’s awards winners are evidence of that. We do

however need to promote our work better to ensure it

receives the proper recognition and ensure that it can

be replicated by others. Knowledge has value when it is

shared.

A number of times I’ve referred to the REHIS office staff

during this report and yet perhaps not enough. The

Presidential year only runs smoothly with the support of all

the staff. I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with all

the staff over the year and perhaps none more closely than

the REHIS Chief Executive Tom Bell whose professional

standards and commitment are beyond question. His

ongoing support and commitment is to be commended

and I extend my thanks to Tom and all the REHIS staff for

their unerring support throughout the year.

Martin Keeley addresses the Annual Environmental Health Forum.


Professional Development The Institute continues to accredit two university degrees

approved by the Institute as providing the underpinning

academic knowledge and experience to practice as an

environmental health officer. The University of Derby’s

distance learning MSc in Environmental Health continues

to attract a significant number of Scottish applicants

working within the field of environmental health within

Scottish local authorities. The BSc (Hons) environmental

health degree programme at the University of West of

Scotland continues to thrive, with the first graduates being

awarded their degrees during the summer of 2015. The

Institute remains in regular contact with the administrators

and students from each programme and we are extremely

pleased with the excellent feedback received.

There are currently 51 Student/Graduate Trainee

Environmental Health Officers registered with the Institute

as undertaking the Scheme of Professional Practice. The

Institute completed an evaluation of the current Scheme

during 2015 where feedback was solicited from many of

the stakeholders and professional groups involved with

the administration and management of the Scheme. An

evaluation report will be published in 2016 with areas for

improvement clearly defined and a detailed action plan to

take forward the recommendations produced.

During 2015, two professional examination diets were

held in Edinburgh. Eight candidates were successful in

gaining the REHIS Diploma in Environmental Health, the

qualification necessary to practice as an Environmental

Health Officer in Scotland. The REHIS Diploma is

recognised throughout the rest of the UK, in Europe and

indeed across the world as one of the leading professional

qualifications in public health.

Two candidates were successful in gaining the Higher

Certificate in Food Standards. This award is administered

by the Scottish Food Safety Officers Registration Board

(SFSORB), a committee of the Institute.

Martin Keeley, Lorrainne MacGillivray and Brian Auld with recipients of the Institute’s Diploma in Environmental Health.


The Institute continues to promote the environmental

health profession through engaging with many different

stakeholders and responding to statutory consultations

and requests for information. In 2015, the Institute was

invited to present oral evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s

Health and Sports Committee on the control of smoking in

vehicles. In addition, the Institute contributed significantly

to the national review of public health services and

functions in Scotland. In addition, the Institute continues

to provide expert information and guidance to a number

of stakeholder including ASH Scotland, the Scottish

Government, Food Standards Scotland and NHS Scotland.

The Institute continues to deliver an array of post-

qualification professional development opportunities

including the annual Food Update and Health and

Safety Update Courses and Law Enforcement Courses. In

addition, the Southern and Northern Centre Management

Committees organised a number of events which were

free to members and often oversubscribed. These

events provide opportunities for professionals to keep

their knowledge and skills up to date with the latest

developments in the field of environmental health and

share good working practices. Furthermore, for those

members who are Environmental Health Officers, these

professional events can help them achieve and maintain

Chartered Environmental Health Officer status.

The Institute continues to work closely with the

Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Register

(OSHCR). A number of members of the Institute have

joined the Register having satisfied the requirements of

holding Chartered Status and a number of conditions

stipulated by the Register. The Institute requires that

members wishing to join the Register must also undertake

a minimum of five hours continuing professional

development relating solely to occupational health and

safety on an annual basis.

A site visit during the Private Water Supply Training Event.


Qualifications for CommunitiesThe Institute is Scotland’s awarding body for a wide range

of courses and qualifications including food hygiene, food

and health, HACCP, occupational health and safety, and

infection control all of which are aimed at the general

public as well as industry. The courses leading to these

qualifications are presented by a network of over 750

REHIS Approved Training Centres throughout Scotland,

from Shetland to Dumfries. Qualifications are also available

as International Certificates which can be delivered by

Approved Centres in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

A strict quality assurance system is in place in order to

maintain a consistent standard of training across the

network of REHIS Approved Training Centres. The Institute

also organises specific subject update seminars for the

training community and a wide range of resources is

provided for our Registered Presenters providing training at

Approved Training Centres.

If a standard REHIS qualification is not considered to be

appropriate, the Institute works with a partner to develop

a sector or organisation specific qualification, which can

then be accredited and certified by the Institute. These

joint awards are qualifications which have been designed

to meet the specific outcomes needed by the partner

organisation. The partner organisation determines the

outcomes required, the level and REHIS provides the

certification for the course and the appropriate award. The

Institute applies the same level of quality assurance to joint

awards as it does to its own courses.

REHIS Introductory, Elementary, Intermediate and

Advanced qualifications are equivalent to level 1-4 Awards

in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Elementary Food

Hygiene examination papers and some of the training

resources are available in foreign languages. The REHIS

Elementary Health and Safety course is approved by the

Construction Skills Council Sector for students working

towards gaining their labourer authorisation card.

REHIS recognised the need for food hygiene training for

school students some years ago and the Food Hygiene in

Schools Initiative was launched to meet that need. Schools

can be approved to deliver the Elementary Food Hygiene

Course and the Introduction to Food Hygiene Course to

students aged 13-18 inclusive, attending school full-time.

The initiative started in 1993 and since then REHIS has

issued over 95,000 certificates to school children. Since

2007 the initiative has been funded by the Food Standards

Agency Scotland and latterly Food Standards Scotland.

Both qualifications are valued by teachers and pupils alike;

apart from receiving information about how to handle

food safely, the pupils are gaining nationally recognised

Lorna Ross with Aberdeenshire Council colleagues at the Annual Awards Ceremony.

E-Learning boost for Sea Fish Industry Authority.


qualifications which are valued by employers throughout

the food industry. Food Standards Scotland provided

funding during 2015 and 208 secondary schools took

part in the Initiative with 13,043 pupils registering for the

Elementary Food Hygiene Course and 4,528 registering for

the Introductory Food Hygiene Course.

With diet increasingly important to health and well

being, many Scottish schools are now offering the REHIS

Elementary Food and Health Course as part of their home

economics provision. This course was developed with

various partners including Food Standards Scotland and

areas covered by the course deal with issues of food and

nutrition and the benefits of eating well. A lack of cooking

skills is often cited as a major barrier to healthy eating so

many schools are also delivering the REHIS Elementary

Cooking skills qualification. As well as providing pupils

with qualifications which will be of use to them and future

employers in the food sector the course also covers the

principles and practice with regard to food and health. The

Institute offers the Scottish schools Elementary Food and

Health course and Elementary Cooking Skills course at a

discounted rate.

Each course fits into the Curriculum for Excellence

Framework, and can play an important role in helping

schools to deliver the health and wellbeing experiences

and outcomes for food and health. For example, these

qualifications are relevant to all pupils, not just those

who are studying food and health/hospitality, and for all

staff involved in the delivery of the health and wellbeing

curriculum.

In 2015, the REHIS Elementary Cleaning and Disinfection

course was launched as an additional course within

the REHIS Prevention and Control of Infection suite of

qualifications. This course was developed in partnership

with Helen Main and Fife Council. This course aims to

provide candidates with a general knowledge of cleaning

and disinfection, health and safety and safe use of cleaning

chemicals and equipment. It is aimed at any operative and

supervisory staff involved in cleaning, but is also available

to employability and life skills groups.

REHIS organised two events for its approved Presenters

in 2015. These events are an opportunity for Presenters

to come together for the day to network and share

experiences and are part of the Institute’s commitment to

keeping Centres up to date.

The first seminar was held on 12 March 2015 at The Golden

Lion Hotel in Stirling. This seminar had 40 Food and

Health Presenters attend. The morning started with Dr

Dionne Mackison, NHS Scotland who gave a presentation

on Nutrition in the Public Health landscape. Then, Kim

Highfield Award winners with Martin Keeley, Jackie McCabe and Dan McDade.


Newstead, Community Food and Health Scotland (CHFS)

presented on a recent community cooking skills research

report conducted by CFHS and finally Sam McKeown and

Russell Napier of Food Standards Scotland presented on

the Food Information regulations and Food Labelling. The

afternoon concluded with interactive workshops to update

the presenters on the revised REHIS Elementary Food

and Health course and Cooking Skills course which were

facilitated by REHIS staff and Catherine Nugent of Fife

Community Food.

At the second event, the Institute welcomed 130 REHIS

Approved Course Presenters in Food Hygiene, Health

and Safety and Infection Prevention and Control to the

annual REHIS Presenters’ Update Seminar on Wednesday

7 October 2015 at the Edinburgh Training and Conference

Venue.

Drew Hall, Junior Vice President of REHIS and Chair of

the Membership, Educational and Training Committee

welcomed all to the seminar. The early part of the morning

included a presentation from Jackie McCabe, Director

of Training, on an update of REHIS qualifications then

Pat Smyth of Food Standards Scotland presented on the

aims and objectives of FSS and gave a detailed update on

Foodborne Disease Strategy for Scotland including some

information on Campylobacter.

After lunch Craig Smith, Environmental Health Manager

for West Lothian Council, gave an informative presentation

on food safety in practice from an EHO perspective. Then,

Andrew Jorêt of the British Egg Information Services

informed the audience about British Lion Eggs. Lorna Ross

of Aberdeenshire Council told the group about the REHIS

Infection Prevention and Control course. After a brief

break, the seminar finished up with Professor Roger Willey

giving an insight into the real risk versus perceived risk of

Asbestos and finally Stuart Hamilton, Principal Health &

Safety Officer of North Lanarkshire Council, presented on

relevant current health and safety issues and legislation.

The presentations at both events were very well received

by the delegates and the Institute is very grateful to all the

presenters and the delegates for their participation in the

events.

REHIS is grateful once again to Highfield International

for sponsoring the annual training awards for the course

participants achieving the highest marks in a range of

REHIS examinations. The awards were presented by the

President of the Institute, Martin Keeley and Dan McDade,

Highfield’s Sales Manager at the Annual Awards Ceremony,

held in Edinburgh in November.

The Institute now has 23 standard qualifications, plus 3

by e-learning, and 14 joint awards available for delivery

by Approved Training Centres. During 2015 over 47,500

certificates were issued for these qualifications.

Fife Community Food Project - Elementary Cooking Skills Course participants.

Joint Award with Coeliac UK.


Food Standards ScotlandFSS funding for officer training

Food Standards Scotland has continued to provide funding for Environmental Health

student training. This project which is run in partnership with REHIS and the Society

of Chief Officers of Environmental Health, is intended to assist students graduating

from university in securing training positions with local authorities. This year we have

expanded the scheme to assist graduates who are unattached from any specific LA

but who are undertaking practical training on a voluntary basis and assistance for

recruitment and training of food safety officers.

REHIS Food Hygiene Training for Secondary School Students

Last year we reported that in partnership with REHIS we had provided food hygiene

training to 99,000 secondary school pupils over the previous 7 years. This year we

have exceeded the 100,000 milestone figure with 116,170 pupils having completed

the courses of study with over 200 secondary schools across every Local Authority

area in Scotland. This project continues to deliver effective training in food hygiene at

Elementary and Introductory level to young people, providing them with key life skills

and allowing them to secure part-time work in food businesses whilst at school and

beyond.

FSS funded training for Local Authorities

FSS continues to provide a programme of training for local authority Officers. This

year the emphasis has prioritised provision of the Advanced (Level 4) HACCP course,

delivered on our behalf by REHIS and Campden BRI to 40 officials involved in

approval and inspection of food businesses.

Local Authority Engagement

FSS continues to work closely with the Scottish enforcement community.

With the vesting of Food Standards Scotland in April 2015 it was regarded as

important that an engagement event be held to gather the views of Scottish local

authorities and allow an opportunity for FSS staff to establish positive relationships

with these key stakeholders.

In August of 2015 a summit meeting was arranged with the Society of Chief Officers


of Environmental Health in Scotland. The event was to run

over 2 days to facilitate every opportunity for delegates to

network with FSS staff and colleagues; 31 out of the 32 local

authorities were represented, with a total number of 84

delegates.

Food Crime and Incidents

In October FSS established its Scottish Food Crime and

Incident Unit (SFCIU). At its meeting on 16 September

the FSS Board agreed the remit of the new unit which is

responsible for surveillance and detection of fraud and

deliberate non-compliance within the food chain. The Unit

will also have the power to take enforcement action where

necessary although primary responsibility for dealing

with food fraud at a local level will remain with local

authorities. Where serious organised crime is involved,

the investigation will be referred to the police for further

action.

Strategic Plan

Food Standards Scotland is consulting on its overall

Strategy to 2021 and Strategic Plan to 2019. A key outcome

for FSS is that responsible food businesses flourish, and

consumers benefit from a Scottish food and drink industry

that does the right thing for consumers, complies with

food law, and benefits from risk based and proportionate

regulation.

The key activity in delivering this outcome will be

development of a transparent FSS regulatory strategy. This

will be fully aligned with the aims and objectives of our

overall Strategy and Strategic Plan and ensure FSS has ‘due

regard’ to Scottish Regulators’ Strategic Code of Practice.

This will involve adopting the high level operational

approaches outlined in the Code and further embedding

better regulation principles, including:

• Taking business factors appropriately and

proportionately into account in regulatory decision

making while protecting public health and safety.

• Adopting risk and evidence based protocols to target

action where it’s needed to help ensure achievement of

measurable outcomes.

• Tailoring intervention approaches depending on the

nature of the sector being regulated, including a

commitment to advice and support for those who seek

to comply allied to robust and effective enforcement

when this is necessary.

• Recognising in policies and strategies a commitment to

the five principles of better regulation – transparent,

accountable, consistent, proportionate and targeted –

and pursuing continuous improvement based on these

principles.


ASH Scotland2015 has been a year of progress in terms of legislation

on tobacco. The Westminster Government passed the

necessary laws to bring in standardised tobacco packaging

and despite legal challenges from tobacco companies is on

track to implement the measure from May 2016.

Two pieces of legislation were actively considered in

the Scottish Parliament throughout the year. A Private

Member’s Bill brought by Jim Hume MSP proposed

legislation to prohibit smoking in vehicles with under-18s

present. Similar legislation came into force in England and

Wales in October 2015, and the Scottish Government and

Parliament have supported the progress of this Bill. It has

now received Royal Assent and is expected to come into

force in Scotland in or before October 2016 following a

public awareness campaign. REHIS actively supported this

legislation, and proposed a working partnership with the

police to enforce it effectively.

The other legislation, The Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc.,

and Care) (Scotland) Bill, contains a range of public health

measures and is expected to be completed by the end of

March 2016. The Bill proposes helping to make hospital

grounds smoke-free by creating no-smoking perimeters

around hospital buildings by law. It will also ban the sale

of electronic cigarettes to under-18s, require a national

register for e-cigarette retail, and take powers to regulate

domestic e-cigarette advertising such as billboards, leaflets

and point of sale displays. REHIS and ASH Scotland both

gave evidence to the Health Committee on this Bill and

will remain involved in the future debates that will define

the regulations on domestic e-cigarette advertising and on

smoke-free perimeters around hospital buildings.

In 2015, REHIS and other members of the Scottish Coalition

on Tobacco (SCOT) continued to monitor the progress of

the Scottish Government’s tobacco strategy, identifying

progress and challenges. REHIS and other SCOT members

supported an ASH Scotland petition calling for guidance

for Scottish Parliament staff on appropriate engagement

with the tobacco industry in line with the international

public health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco

Control.

ASH Scotland’s international tobacco conference in June

brought together experts from across the globe and from

many expert fields to debate the challenge of creating

a tobacco-free tomorrow for our young people. REHIS

presented as part of a lively debate around the evidence on

e-cigarette use and on air quality.

REHIS was an early adopter of Scotland’s Charter for a

tobacco-free generation. The Charter has six key principles

that encourage and enable organisations to examine how

their own policy and practice can best contribute to making

progress towards achieving a generation free from tobacco

by 2034.

Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland.


We move into 2016 together with a sense of both

achievement and challenge. On March 2016, Scotland’s

legislation on smoke-free enclosed public places will

have been in place for ten years, and the positive health

and social benefits of this law are well researched and

documented.

But many challenges remain. Budgets are going to be

tighter than ever going forward, and the need to remain

vigilant in protecting people from tobacco smoke and

protecting children from predatory tobacco companies

remains as strong as ever. Working together will continue

to be vital in advocating for better health for all.

Every baby should be born free fromthe harmful effects of tobacco

Children have a particular need fora smoke-free environment

All children should play, learn and socialisein places that are free from tobacco

Every child has the right to effectiveeducation that equips them tomake positiveinformed choices on tobacco and health

All young people should be protectedfrom the commercial interests which profitfrom recruiting new smokers

Any young person who smokes shouldbe offered accessible support to helpthem become tobacco-free

Action on Smoking & Health (Scotland) (ASH Scotland) is a registered Scottish charity (SC 010412) and a company limited by guarantee (Scottish company no 141711).The registered office is 8 Frederick Street, Edinburgh EH2 2HB.

Scotland’s Charter for atobacco-free generation

To find out more, contact us on0131 225 [email protected]


SEPA: The Challenges and Opportunities of being a 21st Century Environmental RegulatorSEPA’s 20th anniversary, on 1 April 2016, comes at a time of significant change for the

Agency, but also a time of new opportunities.

The main challenges SEPA faced when it was established in 1996 came from

environmental pollution arising mostly from pipes and plumes, but the challenge

now is to win hearts and minds and make tangible progress in reducing our demands

on the earth’s resources and systems, which currently need more than three planet

Earths to sustain them.

So environment protection agencies are increasingly seeking to develop significantly

smarter ways of increasing resource efficiency and reducing pollution; and to carry

out this work in ways which also contribute to the social and economic success of

the societies they serve.

This means that in the 21st century the opportunity is more complex, interconnected

and widespread, addressing issues such as climate change, carbon reduction, health

inequalities, unsustainable resource use and natural hazards such as flooding.

Last year, a new statutory purpose was agreed for SEPA, one which acknowledges the

interconnected role that the environment, communities and the economy play across

these wider issues.

SEPA’s new purpose is to protect and improve the environment in ways that, as far

as possible, also help create benefits in health, well-being, and sustainable economic

growth.

In the 21st century progress across all these areas is something that no organisation

can achieve alone. Indeed, these objectives are so large and inter-connected that

most solutions in the 21st century will come through partnership working.

If you look at SEPA in five years’ time and it has been highly successful in delivering


This will help SEPA to target its effort in getting all

businesses to comply with environmental regulations, drive

as many regulated businesses as possible to move beyond

compliance, and demonstrate how environmental success

can also mean economic success.

Mr A’Hearn added:

“We are encouraging our staff to think about how we can

regulate in a way which not only achieves environmental

improvements, but which also generates wider benefits for

society.

“An important role for a 21st century environment

protection agency is helping businesses to see the

opportunities that can be unlocked by going beyond

minimum compliance standards and pursuing

environmental excellence.

“We want businesses to play their part in helping Scotland

successfully realise the opportunities in creating social and

economic success through the innovation needed to live

within planetary constraints.”

Working in isolation is not an option according to SEPA.

It is clear that only by developing strong working

relationships with partner organisations can environmental

regulators be prepared to realise the far-reaching

opportunities presented in the 21st century.

against the Statutory Purpose that Parliament has assigned

us, what would our core characteristics be?

This is the question which SEPA posed itself in order to

determine how the Agency would tackle the challenges of

the 21st century.

Using partnerships as its principal way of delivering

outcomes is one answer to this question. SEPA is

committed to do as much of its work as possible through

partnerships. In many cases SEPA may not be the lead

partner, but, in either case, the Agency aims to be an

organisation known for contributing to delivering outcomes

in partnership. Providing high-quality information to help

people make informed decisions on, for example, health,

well-being and sustainable growth will be another key

way of working for us. And we will seek to engage with

businesses at the highest possible level, to help them

drive economic success from improved environmental

performance.

SEPA Chief Executive, Terry A’Hearn, said:

“This is an exciting time for SEPA. We have the opportunity

to lead the way in how environment protection agencies

can rise to the unique opportunities presented in the 21st

century.

“Our new statutory purpose has given us a clear direction

on what our job for Scotland is. Now our aim is to move

forward and contribute powerfully to helping Scotland

successfully grasp some of these opportunities.”

The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 has provided

SEPA with one of the greatest opportunities since its

formation.

SEPA will in future have additional enforcement powers,

including the ability to issue fixed and variable monetary

penalties to help change behaviours in non-compliant

businesses.


Health and Safety Coordinating GroupThe Health and Safety Scottish Coordinating Group

(HASCOG) sets out to coordinate and strategically manage

the direction and policy for local authority occupational

health and safety enforcement in Scotland.

The HASCOG group has representation from local

authorities across Scotland via the regional liaison group,

as well as the Health and Safety Executive Local Authority

Unit and the Partnership Team, the Society of Chief Officers

of Environmental Health in Scotland and Health Protection

Scotland. Guest speakers are also invited to the group

meetings if and when necessary.

HASCOG meets on a quarterly basis, normally the second

or third Thursday of January, April, July and October.

HASCOG met for the first time on the 15th of January 1991;

25 years later the 100th meeting of HASCOG was held on

14 January 2016.

HASCOG actively promotes consistency of enforcement

and continues to be recognised as the forum to feed into

the Health and Safety Executive / Local Authority liaison

system through HELA and the National LGR Practitioner

Forum. In turn the group provides HELA and the Health

and Safety Executive effective access to the close local

liaison group network that we benefit from in Scotland

across the 32 local authorities.

The group continues to support and assist with the

implementation of health and safety reforms introduced

by the government including the National Local Authority

Code, as part of the Reclaiming Health and Safety for All,

an independent review of the health and safety legislation,

commissioned by the Minister for Employment.

HASCOG supports the ‘Helping Great Britain work well’

strategy consultation launched in January 2016. The

strategy promotion of wider ownership of health and

safety will complement the Scottish Action Plan on Health

and Safety, which the Partnership on Health and Safety in

Scotland (PHASS) is now developing. Taken together, they

will be a major contribution to promote health and safety

improvements in Scotland.

During 2015 the Incident Support Network was further

developed. The Network team provide support and

assistance to local authorities investigating fatalities and

major incidents. By the end of 2015 there had been five

incidents where the Network had assisted local authorities

with their investigations. The Network is made up of

9 members from the regional liaison groups. In April

2015 members attended training delivered by both the

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, and the

Health and Safety Executive. During 2015 the governance

arrangements of the Network were reviewed, and due

the operational nature of the Incident Support Network,

oversight of the Network was transferred to the Society

of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in Scotland.

This arrangement ensures the Network continues to be

represented at HASCOG.

REHIS and HASCOG continue to support the ongoing

training needs of Regulatory Officers throughout Scotland

and beyond with the annual Health and Safety Update

Course as well as Northern and Southern Centres providing

essential training opportunities at low cost.

HASCOG is a working group of REHIS.

Members of HASCOG celebrate the 100th meeting.


Health and Safety ExecutiveIn 2013, the Smith Commission recommended a review

be undertaken of the operational delivery of health and

safety in Scotland. The subsequent review, published by

the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in August

2015, concluded that there are no significant health and

safety reasons to change the reserved status of health and

safety or the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A new

Scottish Action Plan on Health and Safety is currently being

developed by a working group of PHASS (the Partnership

on Health and Safety in Scotland). EHOs are represented

on PHASS and the working group.

Last year, the Health and Safety Coordinating Group

(HASCOG) set up an Incident Investigation Support

Network (IISN), and HSE have worked together with the

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to support the

network. A full day’s training was provided at the HSE’s

office in Edinburgh where a range of operational issues

were covered with the aim of providing the IISN members

with an enhanced range of skills to allow them to better

support their fellow officers when they are undertaking

complex health and safety investigations.

The first road show to take forward development of

Britain’s new strategy for workplace health and safety

was held in Glasgow. Leaders of Scottish business

and supporting organisations fed in their views as key

influencers to help develop how people and organisations

can ensure that the countries and regions of Great Britain

‘work well’. The six themes for the strategy are:

1. Promoting broader ownership of workplace health and

safety

2. Highlighting and tackling the burden of work-related

ill-health

3. Supporting small firms

4. Enabling productivity through proportionate risk

management

5. Anticipating and tackling the challenges of new

technology and ways of

working

6. Sharing the benefits or Great Britain’s approach

More information on the strategy is available at

www.hse.gov.uk/strategy/.

For the first time in Scotland, HSE ran 2 Local Authority

update events. Hosted by Stirling Council and

Aberdeenshire Council, the events allowed HSE to share

latest developments including details of the Scottish

Government review of motorsports following the three

deaths at the Jim Clarke Rally in 2014. In addition, we used

the events to introduce the new guidance available for

safe use of solid fuel appliances in the catering sector, the

health and safety resources provided for small businesses

and to open the conversation on how HSE can help LAs

deliver effective health and safety regulatory services in

the future. The events were well attended with positive

feedback received. We will be running similar events in

2016.


International Federation of Environmental HealthThe International Federation of Environmental Health

has been in existence since REHIS and other founding

members incepted it in 1985. REHIS has supported and

nurtured the idea and delivery of shared public health

knowledge and professional delivery around the world

through the work of the IFEH for more than 30 years. It

brings the expertise honed in Scotland to the international

environmental health community through its work with the

IFEH.

Environmental health means many things to many

people. The concept of the IFEH is that issues that

affect environmental health are often cross border, can

profoundly affect communities and are best tackled by the

shared knowledge, cooperation and sharing of resources

of partners. IFEH members come from all continents and

represent different organisational structures delivering

environmental health. They come together to share their

experience, knowledge and practices for the betterment

of all concerned. This is carried out in a variety of forums

with one such forum being the world congress, delivered

every two years. This congress provides the opportunity for

members to share and showcase the developments and

learning experiences in environmental health through the

technical and scientific work undertaken. It also highlights

the organisation of country resources to improve health

through environmental health action. The 2014 (13th)

EH world congress was hosted by colleagues in North

America. Academic forums are a new addition to the

events schedule and the first one was hosted in 2015 in

Coimbra, Portugal. The forum successfully headlined the

best in academic studies and related developments in

environmental health. The forum is set to be delivered

every two years on alternate years from the world

congress.

IFEH Membership

The IFEH is made up of organisations from over 40

countries, representing through its membership global

environmental health delivery and academia. Full members

of the IFEH are those organisations that demonstrate

that they represent the interests of environmental health

professionals within their country. Associate membership

is open to qualifying organisations that have a genuine

interest in environmental health such as regional

associations and Non-Governmental Organisations

(NGOs). Academic Associate membership is reserved

for those institutions involved in environmental health

related education including those providing education

and/or training to environmental health professionals. The

academic members are very active and Portugal hosted

the first Global Environmental Health Faculty Forum during

2015.

Global Environmental Health Faculty Forum 2015 (GEHFF

2015) and World Environmental Health Day

Academic professionals from Coimbra University, Coimbra

Health School – Environmental Health Department

hosted the 1st world academic congress (GEHFF) on

environmental health in conjunction with the IFEH. The

congress was held in Coimbra from 22-26 September

2015 and was a resounding success with attendees from

around the globe. Presentations and workshops were

delivered covering the areas of occupational health,

infectious disease, air quality, water and food safety

and a number of related areas. The IFEH supported

Kerri Milne, an undergraduate at University of West of


Scotland Environmental Health and essay award winner to

attend and present her winning paper at the forum. IFEH

meetings preceded the GEHFF to ensure members could

conduct the business of the federation to align with the

delivery of the GEHFF.

World Environmental Health Day was celebrated on 26th

September 2015 and was brought in by IFEH delegates

and GEHFF delegates towards the end of a very successful

forum. The focus was on the health and wellbeing of

children and those actions and attributes that impact on

child health and positive development. These included

tobacco smoke, diet and nutrition, chemical contaminants

in the environment, communicable disease and

environmental safety. The presentations highlighted the

positive contribution made by the environmental health

profession to healthy child development and the future

role of environmental health professionals in maintaining

and improving health outcomes for children around the

world.

IFEH Presidency and the next IFEH World

Environmental Health Congress

The IFEH is moving towards its 14th world congress due to

be held in Lilongwe, Malawi in May 2016 and is providing

support and review for the Malawi Environmental Health

Association professionals organising what is set to be a

significant environmental health event on the African

continent. IFEH meetings will be held during the time

of the congress and Peter Archer is set to become

IFEH President at that time. A new President Elect who

will succeed Peter in 2018 will be chosen by the IFEH

membership. Strong effective leadership is essential for

any organisation to continue to be a success and remain

relevant in its professional field.

It is anticipated that members from the IFEH Regional

Groups (Africa, The Americas, Europe [EFEH], Asia & Pacific

and Middle East] will give strong support to the world

congress and the ongoing work of the IFEH. Regional

Groups such as the EHEF, have a set meeting schedule

to progress relevant bodies of work and share knowledge

and expertise in that region and REHIS fully participates

in the work of the EFEH. These outputs are brought to the

fore during IFEH meetings and the world congress for the

optimum learning opportunity for IFEH members.

Conclusion

The IFEH has grown from the point of inception by REHIS

and other founding members to the truly international

organisation it is today. Its membership includes

organisations committed to maintaining and improving

the health and wellbeing of all peoples of the world and

its members represent some of the finest minds and

providers of real world environmental health solutions

currently available. IFEH recognises the contribution REHIS

makes to the work and development of the IFEH and

thanks REHIS for its unflinching support during 2015.

For more information about the IFEH, go to www.ifeh.org.


Scottish ParliamentPortfolio Question Time: Health, Wellbeing and

Sport 23 September 2015

Environmental Health Workforce (Capacity)

13. Stewart Maxwell (West Scotland) (SNP):

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the

Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland’s reported

concerns regarding the capacity of the environmental

health workforce in local authorities. (S4O-04620)

The Minister for Public Health (Maureen Watt):

The environmental health staff who are employed by local

authorities contribute significantly to environmental and

public health in Scotland. I know how important it is that

we have an effective and experienced workforce. Ministers

have met the Royal Environmental Health Institute of

Scotland in the past to discuss these matters, and I would

be happy to do so again to understand the work that has

been undertaken in recent years to address some of the

challenges.

Stewart Maxwell:

In 2009, local authorities in Scotland employed 556

environmental health officers and 105.6 food safety

officers. By September 2014, that had dropped to 470.74

EHOs and 77.6 FSOs, a reduction of 85.26 EHOs and 20

FSOs. Given the vital front-line role that EHOs and FSOs

play in safeguarding Scotland’s public health and the very

important educational and, therefore, preventative role

that they carry out with the producers in Scotland, does

the minister share my concerns about the threat posed

to public health by the drop in the number of EHOs local

authorities employ? What can the Scottish Government do

to ensure that we have enough EHOs and FSOs in Scotland

to safeguard our excellent public health standards?

Maureen Watt:

The figures described certainly show a decline in numbers.

In 2010, the then Minister for Public Health, Shona

Robison, received a report from a short-life working group

that ministers established to look at these issues. That

group made a number of recommendations and the Royal

Environmental Health Institute agreed to take forward

some work, in particular on the training and education of

environmental health staff and on the establishment of a

Scottish environmental health advisory group to strengthen

local environmental health. I intend to meet that group

to understand what work it has been doing in recent

years but, again, I would be happy to meet REHIS and

the Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health in

Scotland to explore what more can be done to support and

promote environmental health provision.

Update:

A series of very positive meetings with Scottish

Government officials culminating in a meeting with the

Minister for Public Health have been taking place.

The Institute is grateful for the support it received from its

three MSP Honorary Vice-Presidents: Stewart Maxwell,

Ken McIntosh and John Scott throughout 2015.


Motion S4M-14438: Stewart Maxwell, West Scotland, Scottish National Party,

Date Lodged: 01/10/2015 R

University of the West of Scotland Student Wins International

Federation of Environmental Health Award

That the Parliament congratulates Kerri Milne, a 3rd year student at the University

of the West of Scotland studying on the BSc (Hons) Environmental Health degree

course, which is accredited by the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland

(REHIS), on winning the International Federation of Environmental Health’s Roy

Emerson Award; notes that Kerri presented her award winning essay, World Health

– It’s In Our Hands: Can We Beat Ebola?, at the 1st World Academic Congress on

Environmental Health in Coimbra in Portugal; further congratulates Henry Hearle,

who is studying the same course as Kerri, on being runner-up; notes that the BSc

in Environmental Health has been running at the University of the West of Scotland

for only four years, and congratulates Kerri, Henry and the University of the West of

Scotland on producing the top two essays in a competition that drew entries from

around the world.

Supported by: Joan McAlpine, Adam Ingram, Christina McKelvie, Stuart McMillan,

Anne McTaggart, Jackie Baillie, Rob Gibson, Richard Lyle, Mike MacKenzie, Bill Kidd,

Annabel Goldie, Hugh Henry, Gil Paterson, James Dornan, Dennis Robertson, David

Torrance, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Nigel Don, George Adam, Kevin Stewart,

Christian Allard, Mark McDonald, Neil Bibby.


Appendix 1

Members of the REHIS

Council 2014/2015

President: Martin Keeley

Senior Vice-President: Professor Kofi Aidoo

Junior Vice-President: Drew Hall

Past Presidents: Colin Wallace Bernard Forteath

Centre Chair (Northern): Louise Cunningham

Centre Secretary (Northern): Bob Drummond

Centre Chair (Southern): David Duffy

Centre Secretary (Southern): Pat Hoey

EHO (NORTH): OTHERS:

Graham Robertson Martin Henry

Louise Cunningham Sarah MacLeod-Bonnar

Christine Morrison Christine Fraser

Susan Geddes

Wendy Barrie

Sandy Fraser

EHO (SOUTH):

George Fairgrieve

Alan Morrison

Brian Lawrie

Lorrainne MacGillivray

John Sleith

Paul Bradley

Gwyneth Kerwin

Lisa McCann

Appendix 2

Institute staff

Chief Executive: Tom Bell

Director of Training: Jackie McCabe

Director of Professional Development: Brian Auld

Training Advisers: Dr Jane Bunting

Raymond Hubbocks

Appendix 3

Fellows of the Institute

Fellowships are awarded to Ordinary Members deemed to have rendered outstanding and distinctive service to the Institute.

Kofi Aidoo Clare Ireland

Tom Bell Martin D Keeley

John M Beveridge Brian Kelly

Paul Bradley Angus Lowden OBE

David J Cameron Alasdair MacEachen

Elizabeth S Corbett George McCracken

John F Crawford Keith McNamara

Robert Drummond George P Morris

George M Duffus Gilbert Robertson

George Fairgrieve OBE Graham Robertson


Robert P Findlay John Sleith

Bernard J Forteath Richard A Sprenger

Christine Fraser Dr Kenneth Stewart

John W B Frater John R Stirling

Charles Gibson John P Summers

Drew Hall Alexander S Taylor

Michael Halls James A Thomson

Martin G Henry R Graham Walker

Patrick Hoey Colin Wallace

Roderick D House David G Watson

Robert Howe

Appendix 4

Presidents of the Institute

2015 Professor Kofi Aidoo

2014 Martin D Keeley

2013 Colin R Wallace

2012 Bernard J Forteath

2011 Paul Bradley

2010 Alistair Thomson

2009 Roderick House

2008 Colin R Wallace

2007 Robert Howe


2005 John R Stirling

2004 Keith McNamara

2003 Dr David J Cameron

2002 Helen Barron

2001 Alistair Somerville

2000 Dr John Curnow

1999 Jim Thomson

1998 John W Sleith

1997 Neil Bogle/John B Milne

1996 Raymond Reid

1995 John P Summers

1994 John M Beveridge

1993 Kenneth Stewart

1992 Dr David J Cameron

1991 John F Crawford

1990 John R Stirling

1989 John J McLaren

1988 Ian F Florence


1986 William A Dunlop

1985 Charles Gibson

1984 Dr T S Wilson

Appendix 5

Honorary Members

of the InstituteHonorary Memberships are awarded to members

deemed to have made a distinguished contribution to

the field of Environmental Health.

James Fallens Michael Halls

Robert P Findlay Eoin MacLure

Bernard J Forteath Jayne R Sprenger

Dr Anthony Grimason John R Stirling


2015 Glasgow City Council

Environmental Health Team

Appendix 8

Annual Awards Ceremony 2015

Award for Meritorious

Endeavours in Environmental

Health

Glasgow City Council Environmental Health Team

REHIS Diploma in

Environmental Health

Oyunn Anshus

Kay Bryson

Catherine Busson

Kashif Ghos

Nicole Hamilton

Timothy Lush

Lynsay Sedgeworth

Christopher Seyfried

Appendix 6

Honorary Vice-Presidents of

the Institute

George Georgallas Young Samanyika

Kenneth Macintosh MSP John Scott MSP

Stewart Maxwell MSP Dr Jim Smith

Ann Marie Part

Appendix 7

Recipients of the Award for

Meritorious Endeavours in

Environmental HealthThis award is presented annually to an individual or

organisation who has/which has significantly contributed

to the improvement and protection of health and well-

being in Scotland and/or overseas. Recipients:

2006 Stewart Maxwell MSP

2007 Ken Macintosh MSP

2008 Dr Harry Burns

2009 Dr Tracy Morse

2010 Professor T Hugh Pennington

2011 Professor Jim McEwen

2012 Peter Midgley

2013 Sheila Duffy

2014 William Gray

Glasgow City Council Environmental Health Team.


SFSORB Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection

Mohammed Wasi

SFSORB Higher Certificate in Food Standards InspectionDuncan ParksMohammed Wasi

Alistair Orr Award for the Best Final Year Student at the University of StrathclydeCatherine Busson

REHIS Award for the Best MSc Student at the University of StrathclydeMegan Tailford

John Merrylees Award for the Best Final Year Project at the University of Strathclyde Catherine Busson

A M M Connell Award for the Best EHO Student at the REHIS Professional ExaminationsCatherine Busson

Iain McDonald Award for the Best EHO Student in the Occupational Health and Safety Programme Area at the REHIS Professional ExaminationsCatherine Busson

FSA Scotland Award for the Best Candidate in the Food Safety Programme Area at the REHIS Professional ExaminationsMohammed Wasi

FSA Scotland Award for the Best Candidate in the Food Standards Programme Area at the REHIS Professional ExaminationsKashif Ghos

Health Protection Scotland Award for the Best Environmental Health Officer Student in the Public Health Programme Area at the REHIS Professional Examinations

Catherine Busson


Charlie Penman Award for the Best Environmental Health Officer Student in the Pollution Control/Waste Management Programme Area at the REHIS Professional ExaminationCatherine Busson

The President’s Award

Lorna Ross and Aberdeenshire Council

Highfield Award for Advanced Food Hygiene

David Liddle Winner Ian Gibson Runner-up

Highfield Award for Intermediate Food Hygiene

Shaye Carman WinnerAlison Aspden Runner upSarah Kerr Runner-up

Highfield Award for Advanced Health and Safety

Diane Smith

Highfield Award for Intermediate Health and Safety

Louise Matheson Winner Gillian Glen Runner-upAndy Peters Runner-up

Highfield Award for Intermediate HACCP Practices Certificate

John Barrington Winner

IFEH International Essay Competition for Students of Environmental Health -The Roy Emerson Award

Kerri Milne Winner

Henry Hearle Runner-up

Kerri Milne and Henry Hearle are students on the University of the West of Scotland’s BSc (Hons) Environment Health degree course which is accredited by REHIS.


Appendix 9

The following Environmental Health Officer members have been

designated as Chartered Environmental Health Officers:

Rachel Allan

Russell Anderson

Brian Auld

Arlene Baines

Sheila M Baird

Anthony P Barker

John N Bell

Tom Bell

Alan J Bentley

Lynne M Bissett

Kevin Boyle

Emilie L Bradley

Paul Bradley

Aileen A Brodie

David W Brown

Gordon W Brown

Claire Burrows

Kathryn Cairns

Douglas A Caldwell

Dr Valerie Cameron

Bryan Campbell

Andrea Carson

Ann J Connolly

Carrie Cooper

David A Cooper

Graeme G Corner

Maria Corrigan

Andrew Crawford

Lynn Cree

Alasdair Cruickshank

Louise Cunningham

Ann Dalziel

Elaine R Davies

Claire Devlin

Helena A Dewar

Martin Diamond

Philip J S Dinsdale

Julia Doherty

Neil A Doherty

Andrew M Douglas

David Duffy

Veronica Duncan

Lyn Farmer

Isabel M Fellowes

Jake Fenton

Ailsa J Findlayson

Rachael Flanagan

James G Flynn

Kevin Freeman

David Forrest

Bernard J Forteath

Peter Fowler

Kim Fricker

Brian Friel

Steven Glass

Lynsey Glover

L Helen Gordon

Alan H Gow

Lindsey E Green

Tanya Grosle

Drew Hall

Fiona M Hamilton

Joseph Harkin

James Harris

Carol Heaton

Luke Henderson

Patrick Hoey

Eleanor Hood

Coila Hunter

David Hunter

Andy Hurst

Clare Ireland

Philip John

Ailsa Johnson

Gordon Jorgensen

Linda Kain

Louise Kearns

Karen Keeley

Martin D Keeley

Paul Kerr

Gwyneth Kerwin

Michael Kibaris

Stuart J Kinghorn

Michael Lapsley


Bye-Law 8.3A allows members or Fellows who are Chartered Environmental Health Officers the privilege of using the

designatory letters ‘Ch.EHO MREHIS’ or ‘Ch.EHO FREHIS’. REHIS is the only organisation able to confer ‘Chartered EHO’

status and only REHIS members can be described as Chartered Environmental Health Officers.

Gordon Lauder

Lilianne Lauder

Sharon Lauder

Brian Lawrie

Elaina J Leach

John M Lee

Sharon I Lindsay

John Love

Ruth S Macaskill

Gregor MacCormick

Kenneth MacDonald

Lorrainne MacGillivray

Moira Malcolm

Dawn Manson

Anna M Martin

J Lindsay Matthew

Ralph N McAleer

Lisa McCann

Iain R McCluskey

Alan McCormick

George McCracken

Emma McGuinness

Rachel McInnes

Donna McIntosh

James G McIntyre

James G McLennan

Martin McNab

Lindsey-Anne McNeil

Margaret J McWhinnie

Nicola A Medalova

Margaret Moir

Crawford Morgan

Alan Morrison

Christine Morrison

Irene B Morrison

Richard Mowat

Matthew Murdoch

Ann-Marie Murray

John E Murray

Alexander S Ness

Briony Norris

Karen A O’Dell

Derek A Oliver

Pamela Palmer

Barry Parkins

Lynn Parsler

Eilidh S Paton

Gordon A Pollock

Fiona Prentice

Christopher Ratter

Lorna J Reid

Graham Robertson

Mark Robertson

Mary G T Robertson

Ruth Robertson

June E Ross

Patricia M Sheldon

Forbes Shepherd

Crawford Sibbald

Karen A Sievewright

Zoe Skinner

John W Sleith

Lynn S Slight

Patrick Smyth

Craig Somers

Andrew B Stewart

Roy F Stewart

Janet M Stitt

Sharon E Stitt

William S I Stobie

Marion T Summers

Alan R Tait

Paul Turner

Lorna R Twynam-Perkins

Susan Wadsworth

Christine M Walker

Mark Walsh

Colin R Wallace

Diane Ward

James S White

Stephen A Williamson

Alison Wood

Alan Yates

Christina Yildirim

Andrew R Young


Appendix 10

Scottish Local Authority Environmental

Health staffing statistics

As a result of a Freedom of Information request to all 32 Scottish local authorities

by Stewart Maxwell MSP the following staffing statistics were obtained:

16 September 2012

16 September 2013

16 September 2014

16 September 2015

Environmental Health Officers

492.5 482 471 477.5

Food Safety Officers 83.5 80 78 85

Technical Support Staff 469 429 433 425

Note: The number of Environmental Health Officers employed within Scotland’s

local authorities has fallen from 677 in 1985 to 477.5 in September 2015.

The Institute records its gratitude to Stewart Maxwell MSP for requesting this

information and for collating the statistics on which the above report is made.


List of Contributors: Organisations and Names Tom Bell, Chief Executive, REHIS

Martin Keeley, President, REHIS

Brian Auld, Director of Professional Development, REHIS

Jackie McCabe, Director of Training, REHIS

Lisa McCann, Council’s representative, Health and Safety Co-ordinating Group

Lorna Murray, Food Standards Scotland

Kevin MacNaught, Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Tracy McTaggart, Local Authority Unit, Health and Safety Executive

Sheila Duffy, Chief Executive, ASH Scotland

Martin Keeley, Council’s representative, International Federation of Environmental Health


Core Values and VisionREHIS is established to promote the advancement of Environmental Health for

the benefit of all sectors of the community. Environmental Health embraces

all aspects of public health, hygiene and safety in all or any of their branches.

In particular the Institute aims to promote:

• improvements to the environment which can have a positive impact on

public health or safety

• safe and healthy housing

• an environment which is safe and prevents harm to human health

• good standards of occupational health, safety and hygiene

• food which is safe, wholesome and accurately described

• sustainability, locally, nationally and internationally

• effective education and training to ensure environmental health standards

are maintained and improved

• the resolution of health and environmental health inequalities

• equitable, practical and consistent regulation and enforcement

• high standards of professional training and conduct amongst Environmental

Health Officers and others engaged in maintaining and promoting

environmental health.


About REHISThe Institute was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee on 16th February 1983, to give

effect to the amalgamation of The Royal Sanitary Association of Scotland and The Scottish Institute of

Environmental Health. The Institute was Incorporated by Royal Charter on 8th March 2001, following

which the Company was wound up.

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, Number

SC009406.

The objects for which the Institute is established, contained in Article 3 of the Charter, are for the

benefit of the community to promote the advancement of Environmental Health by:

a. stimulating general interest in and disseminating knowledge concerning Environmental Health;

b. promoting education and training in matters relating to Environmental Health; and

c. maintaining, by examination or otherwise, high standards of professional practice and conduct on

the part of Environmental Health Officers in Scotland.

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland is an independent and self-financing organisation.

It neither seeks nor receives grant aid. The Institute’s charitable activities are funded significantly by

the subscriptions received from its members.

The Institute’s affairs are managed by a Council which is elected by members. The Royal Environmental

Health Institute of Scotland is a founding member of the International Federation of Environmental

Health.

The Institute frequently uses the acronym: REHIS®.

REHIS and the Crest device are registered trademarks of The Royal Environmental Health Institute

of Scotland.

Council of REHIS

Management Committee

Examinations and Professional

Standards Committee

Environmental Health Promotion

Committee

Membership, Education and

Training Committee

Scottish Food Safety Officers’

Registration Board

Health and Safety Co-ordinating GroupScottish Pollution Control Co-ordinating Committee

Public Health and Housing Working Group


For further information on Environmental Health

Please contact:

The Chief Executive

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland

19 Torphichen Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8HX

Tel: 0131 229 2968

Website: www.rehis.com

E-mail: [email protected]

The Royal EnvironmentalHealth Institute of ScotlandThe Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland

is a registered Scottish charity, Number SC009406.

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