Multi -Annual National Control Plan for the United Kingdom April 2013 to March 2019 April 2013 to March 2019 (last updated March 2018) Index Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Management of the review and reporting process ...................................................................................... 5 Chapter 2 – National Strategic Objectives ....................................................................................................... 6 Overall Objectives of the MANCP ................................................................................................................. 6 Overall Objectives of Central Competent Authorities (CCAs) ................................................................... 7 Food Standards Agency (FSA) ...................................................................................................................... 7 Food Standards Scotland (FSS) .................................................................................................................... 7 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ................................................................... 8 Chapter 3 – Designation of Competent Authorities, ..................................................................................... 10 National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) & Control Bodies ........................................................................ 10 Division of responsibilities for official controls............................................................................................ 10 Feed and food ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Animal health and animal welfare ................................................................................................................ 10 Plant health ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 Organisation and structure of competent authorities and other enforcement authorities ................... 17 UK CCAs ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Other UK competent and enforcement authorities.................................................................................... 20 Laboratories and Control Bodies ................................................................................................................. 31 Chapter 4 – Working together – Co-ordination and co-operation ............................................................... 35 Co-ordination and co-operation in the feed and food sectors ................................................................. 35 Co-ordination and co-operation in the animal health and welfare sectors ............................................ 55 Co-ordination and co-operation in the plant health sector ....................................................................... 60 Chapter 5 – Emergency and Contingency Planning and Mutual Assistance ............................................ 62 Contingency plans in the feed and food sector ......................................................................................... 62 Contingency plans in the animal health sector .......................................................................................... 64 Contingency plans in the plant health sector ............................................................................................. 67 Mutual assistance .......................................................................................................................................... 67 Chapter 6 – Arrangements for Audit of Competent Authorities................................................................... 69 Monitoring and auditing performance ......................................................................................................... 69 Appendix A – Designation of competent authorities in the UK ................................................................... 81 Appendix B - Food Standards Agency (FSA)/ Food Standards Scotland (FSS) ...................................... 83 Appendix C - The Agriculture/Rural Affairs Departments ............................................................................ 91 Appendix D – Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) ............................................................................ 102 Appendix E - UK Plant Health Service .......................................................................................................... 108 Appendix F - Bee Health ................................................................................................................................. 113 Appendix G - Aquatic Animal Health ............................................................................................................. 116 Appendix H - Rural Payments Agency (RPA) ............................................................................................. 121 Appendix I - Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)................................................................................ 124 Page 2 of 167 Index April 2013 to March 2019 (last updated March 2018) Appendix J - Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) ............................................................................. 128 Appendix K - Local and Port Health Authorities .......................................................................................... 132 Appendix L - National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) .............................................................................. 138 Appendix M - Official Laboratories ................................................................................................................ 154 Appendix N - UK Control Bodies ................................................................................................................... 157 Appendix O – Number of Control Staff in the UK ........................................................................................ 161 Appendix P – Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 164 Page 3 of 167 Index April 2013 to March 2019 (last updated March 2018) Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 The United Kingdom Multi-Annual National Control Plan (UK MANCP) covers the official control systems in respect of ‘feed and food law’ (as defined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 882/20041,2), and in respect of animal health (including aquatic animals and bee health) and animal welfare.3 The scope extends to plant health controls in respect of the rules included in Council Directive 2000/29/EC.4 1.2 The MANCP has been prepared jointly by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its agencies, the Department of Health (DH), the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the Scottish Government Agriculture, Food and Rural Communities Directorate (SG AFRC), the Welsh Government Natural Resources (WG NR), and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA) which replaced the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development for Northern Ireland (DARD) on 8 May 20165. 1.3 This MANCP was last updated in 2017 and is now extended till March 2019. The rationale for extending rather than re-writing the MANCP is that significant administrative and legislative changes are underway which will impact on the MANCP, such as the new European Union (EU) Official Controls Regulation which will replace Regulation (EC) 882/2004. There will be a further in-year review during 2018. 1.4 The MANCP, and the Annual Reports to the Commission on its implementation, provide the basis for assessment of the effectiveness of performance of UK control systems by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) 1 ‘Feed law’ means the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing feed in general, and feed safety in particular, whether at EU or national level; it covers all stages of production, processing and distribution of feed and the use of feed - Article 2(3) of Regulation 882/2004. 2 ‘Food law’ means the laws, regulations and administrative provisions governing food in general, and food safety in particular, whether at EU or national level; it covers all stages of production, processing and distribution of food, and also of feed produced for, or fed to food-producing animals - Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law. For the purposes of Regulation 882/2004, 'food law' does not include rules on marketing standards for agricultural products. 3 This comprises all relevant EU animal health and animal welfare rules (including those applicable to bee health and fish health) and national measures that implement these rules or give effect to them. 4 Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the EU of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the EU. Official Journal L