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Posted By Lucy Rackliff
My mum and a few of her womens institute friends have been providing teas for groups of visitors at a local stately home. What I'm concerned about is their position re health and safety. They cook the cakes and biscuits at home and take them to the site, where they are served to visitors, along with hot drinks prepared on-site. The home's management includes a fee for the teas in the price charged to visitors, and passes on a portion of the fee to the WI. The WI member who coordinates this has various catering certificates, but the rest don't. Should somebody have carried out a risk assessment? If so, who, The WI or home management (or both??) The WI members are not employees, but should they be considered to be when they are doing something like this? I should be grateful for any advice.
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Posted By Steve Appleton
Hi Lucy,
A few points that come to mind;
Is registration (Food Premises Registration Regulations) required? Your local authority Environmental Health Dept will confirm. In certain circumstances just providing teas & biscuits can be exempt.
Food hygiene regulations lay down standards for the transportation of food – EHO can advise on whether this applies in this case.
It would seem from your description, that the home’s management “employ” the WI – they also have responsibilities for their visitors safety & welfare under civil law
Those involved in preparation & serving of food should have suitable training
In the past voluntary organisations have been prosecuted for not ensuring the safety of their volunteers
Money does not need to change hands to define employment
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