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Primary Authority is a means for businesses to receive assured and tailored advice on meeting environmental health, trading standards and licensing requirements through a single point of contact. Primary Authority is based on legal partnerships between businesses and individual local authorities. Providing a business follows the advice given they have protection against enforcement action from another authority. The Primary Authority charges for the work undertaken and advice given to the business on a cost-recovery basis.

Primary Authority offers significant benefits to businesses:

• They have access to relevant, authoritative tailored advice. Being in partnership with the Regulator

• They can gain recognition of robust compliance arrangements

• They can draw on an established and effective means of meeting business regulations

• They can be more confident they are protecting themselves and their customers

More details can be found on the .GOV website

If you want to speak to someone at Plymouth City Council regarding the scheme then please contact the Public Protection Service on 01752 304147.