2. New food body for Scotland
A new food body for Scotland has been established that will be responsible for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling, and meat inspection policy and operational delivery.

4. Principles of the New Charging System agreed in Dec 2013
Incentivise compliance and efficient use of FSS and FBO resources
Simplify and reduce complexity to help lower costs
A discount from the full cost of meat official controls is maintained for slaughterhouses and game handling establishments
Cutting plants should move to Full Cost Recovery (FCR)

5. Principles of the New Charging System agreed in Dec 2013
Remote and small throughput plants are protected from significant cost increase
Charge out rates should be set on an annual basis
Reductions in FSS operational costs resulting from structural changes in the industry such as plant closures will not be redistributed as further discount
Plant Inspection Assistant (PIA) Allowances in some models should be removed

6. Meat Hygiene Charging As part of the programme to set up NFB.
A MHC project was activated.

7. Cutting Plants Follow up audit :-
Fixed price for audit dependant on type of premises:-
Slaughterhouse
Standalone CP
Slaughterhouse with co- located CP
Follow up audit :-
Full cost of time spent
Unannounced visit :-

8. Discount Poultry Inspection Allowance:- Discount :-
Removed and no longer applicable in Scotland
Discount :-
Scottish Ministers have agreed to continue with a discount system and the level of discount will be maintained after vesting day
Redistributed based on a sliding scale of Livestock Units
Incentivises FBOs and FSS to utilise official controls through time based charging
Consideration given on how model can assist in driving up regulatory compliance and also protect low throughput premises
Achieves more equitable distribution of discount
Transitional Funding :-
Scottish Ministers have agreed to the principle of transitional funding although no additional monies are available
The “losers” would be remunerated by a transitional arrangement for a 3 year period
The transitional funding is the difference between the FSA veterinary charge out rate and the FSS veterinary charge out rate

9. Tiered Model & Conversion rate (LSU)

10. Business Agreement

11. Charging Team Fiona Bruce & Michael Taylor FSS website
Currently working on 15/16 charge out rates . New charges will be raised by FSS to FBOs in Scotland on a time based system with a discount determined by throughput levels.
Time sheets
Currently working with Civica to provide an Operational Workflow System that will capture plant teams hours and codes Invoicing

12. How are the rates Calculation
Direct Costs per chargeable hour
Employed staff costs
Contractor costs
Laundry/equipment costs
Front-line travel costs
Indirect costs
Operations Support
Finance & Strategy Group HR
Depreciation
Communications
Private Office & Board Support

13. Hourly rates for 2015/16 Currently these are being calculated
Confirmation will be sent as soon as possible

14. Invoicing
FSS works in accounting periods - each containing four or five weeks aligned with Business Agreement
Issued 2-3 weeks after the end of the accounting period within which the work was carried out
Reconciliations will be explained within 3rd, 6th 9th and 12th invoice each year
Charges estimated for the year will be included in the BA and details of any reconciliation of actual charges against the estimates will be explained 3rd, 6th 9th and 12th invoice each year

15. How will your invoice look?
Months 1 & 2
Estimated monthly charge as per BA
Less % of 12 monthly discount calculation
Month 3
As above
Reconciliation will be detailed using actual hours and EU minima (to ensure compliance)

16. Payment Payment will be due immediately
Details of how businesses can pay will be communicated via the guidance document

17. Guidance documents Charges for Official Controls in Meat Premises
Business Agreement Guidance
*Issued on FSS website from 1st April

18. Contact details Charging team:
&
Telephone: &
from 1st April 2015