Jul 29, 2024
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You Believe an Offence Has Been Committed . . .
You Believe an Offence Has Been Committed . . .



Jul 29, 2024
News
A daily task of working in environmental health is investigating, collecting evidence and assessing whether an offence has been committed.
It’s part of the day job and contributes to the mindset needed to be effective in the role.
In any environmental health or enforcement officer position, it is important to know that you are putting together a case in the proper way, making accurate records that you can rely on later and presenting your evidence in the right manner to prove your case. Not only do you need to convince your solicitor that you are meeting the threshold for a criminal prosecution, having gathered sufficient admissible proof, you must then also persuade the court or tribunal.
The skills that this course will teach you, be they collating and presenting exhibits, making notes in your PACE book or interviewing a suspect under caution, are essential for every local authority enforcement officer. Having these fully transferable competencies will save you a lot of wasted time and effort. Whether you are enforcing under food hygiene regulations, dealing with statutory nuisance, investigating a fatal accident, responding to a complaint of a planning breach or inspecting an unlicensed HMO, the same rules apply when it comes to your investigation and the presentation of your evidence in a strong and persuasive way. This course will give you the confidence to build and present a robust case for legal scrutiny.
To find out when the next ‘Investigation Skills and PACE’ CPD course, delivered by legal expert Ian Marriner is running, please visit RHE Training.
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