BRIEFING PAPER - PENNINGTON REPORT

Scotland Excel has been asked to confirm that the recommendations of the Pennington Report published in March 2009 had been considered and actioned when food tendering on behalf of our member local authorities.

The report and recommendations were produced by Professor Hugh Pennington who chaired a public inquiry into the September 2005 outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales.

A briefing paper has been produced which can be accessed by clicking the following link:

Briefing Paper - Pennington Report

(Published 06 October 2009 - for further information please contact the Scotland Excel HelpLine on 0845 606 8726)