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Action taken 30 times against South Tyneside businesses caught breaking Covid rules; The council can take a range of actions against businesses found to be breaching the lockdown rules.

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Byline: By, Chris Binding, Local Democracy Reporter

New figures have been released around South Tyneside businesses hit with council enforcement action under COVID-19 regulations.

South Tyneside Council, like other local authorities, has powers to deal with businesses which breach regulations and risk the health and lives of residents.

Council officers continue to support all businesses, providing responses to COVID-related queries, offering support on the changing picture of COVID regulations and investigating where reports of 'inadequate' COVID-secure measures are received.

This week, councillors were told around 30 actions, ranging from 'letters of concern' to fixed penalty notices, had been taken against businesses in the borough since November 2020.

A report prepared for the council's Licensing and Regulatory Committee on Friday, June 11 said that general levels of COVID-compliance have remained "exceptionally high" across all business sectors.

However, council officers said that "some formal action has been necessary" in relation to borough businesses, including:

11 letters of concern

14 prohibition notices

1 improvement notice

4 fixed penalty notices

The report to the committee reads: "The environmental health team has been at the forefront of the council's COVID response, providing advice and guidance to local businesses navigating the pandemic and being the primary body with responsibility for ensuring COVID compliance and enforcement.

"In 2020 complaints and requests for service from residents and businesses to the team increased by 50...

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