Scores on Doors
View the latest hygiene ratings of food businesses
within Bromsgrove district. The council's Scores on Doors” food
business star rating scheme allows members of the public to see the
results of the last food hygiene inspection in the form of a
hygiene star rating for restaurants and other catering businesses
in the district which have been inspected since August
2007.
You can download our pdf of the whole of the
current ratings for food
businesses. 
Currently, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the public
have the right to request information on inspections of all food
premises within the district and have access to any reports that
were produced. The scheme allows members of the public to see the
information they are legally entitled to receive in a manner which
is easy to understand. Many local authorities in the UK now have
such a scheme in place.
Benefits to the public
We hope that the scheme will drive up standards of food safety
within premises and give the public the opportunity to make an
informed choice about where they choose to eat or buy food, based
on food safety and hygiene standards.
Benefits to the food business
The scheme serves as a good advertisement for those food
businesses that practice high standards of food hygiene; this in
turn may lead to an increase in business and reward food business
operators for their effort.
How the scheme works
When one of the Council’s Environmental Health Officers carries
out a full food hygiene inspection, the food business is given a
score for the standard of hygiene found during the visit. The score
is used to determine how often the food business is inspected. The
frequency of inspection is calculated using a national risk rating
system produced by the Food Standards Agency.
The scoring system
The Council operates a 5 star award scheme based on parts of the
“Food Law - Code of Practice”. This scheme has been adopted
county-wide within Herefordshire and Worcestershire by all of the
local authorities involved.
Premises that are awarded 5 stars would be premises that
presented the lowest food hygiene risk to its customers, premises
not awarded any stars would represent premises with the poorest
hygiene standards.
Each business is scored on the following criteria:
- Food hygiene and safety procedures - How
hygienically the food is handled including temperature control
- Structure - The condition of the structure,
cleanliness, layout of the premises, lighting and ventilation
- Confidence in management - The food business
operator’s history of compliance with food hygiene law and evidence
of a food safety management system
Following an inspection each criteria is given a score. The
total score for the three criteria described above is converted to
a simple star rating:
Food businesses are strongly encouraged to display their star
rating in a front window or door where it can be seen easily.
Appeals procedure
If a food business operator is unhappy with the star rating
given to them they may appeal in writing to Ian Keagle,
Worcestershire Regulatory Services, PO Box 866, Worcester WR1
9DP
