Definitions

A location status is ‘Approved’ when they have completed:

• The STTS self-assessment
• COVID-19 risk assessment
• Re-opening checklist

And the location has:

• Passed a remote audit with no open non-conformances. This includes a review of the locations self-assessment and risk assessment
• Access to ongoing COVID-19 monitoring checks
• Access to the COVID-19 advice line

The approval status is valid for one year.

The remote audit report has not been issued.

A location status is ‘Improvement Required’ when:

• Audit non-conformances are open
• There are ongoing issues with daily checks
• There are ongoing issues with the feedback ratings
• There are ongoing issues with the self-assessment review after local lockdown
• The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme score is 0, 1 or 2 in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, Food Hygiene Information Scheme Fail in Scotland