Apprentice Regulatory Support Officer
Liverpool City Council
Apprenticeship summary
Get hands-on experience supporting our Environmental Health Commercial Service.You’ll help keep things running smoothly – updating systems, working with data, and supporting reports. You’ll also play a part in processing new food business registrations, preparing documents, and keeping records organised.
Closing date: July 12, 2026
Advanced
- Assist with the Food Standards Agency triage process, carrying out initial desktop assessments of new food business registrations and contacting business operators where further information is required
- Support the implementation and use of the Register a Food Business (RAFB) digital system, ensuring food registration information is accurately recorded and maintained within an integrated platform
- Provide administrative support for the Tascomi database, including accurate data entry, running reports, and applying correct coding to maintain high-quality data for reporting, statutory returns, and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests
- Accurately upload and scan documents, including inspection reports, to ensure information is well organised and easily retrievable
- Act as a key link between the Commercial Service and the Council’s Geodata team, ensuring premises address data is accurate for business registrations and commercial properties
- Review and allocate incident reports in line with RIDDOR (2013) requirements, ensuring they are recorded and directed appropriately
- Review skin piercing registrations and enquiries, offer support and advise to businesses regarding their legal responsibilities
- Provide relevant regulatory guidance and administrative support to colleagues and businesses
- Assist in the preparation of legal bundles including exhibits photographs and statements for formal case files
- Support animal licensing work and the administration of licences
- Data reviewing/inputting/analysis in relation to food hygiene/health and safety/public health core functions
- Manage the procurement of all necessary work equipment including stationery
- Assist and deal with business enquiries and offer guidance and support as required
- Permanent employment (subject to funding)
Employer
Liverpool City Council
The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.
Training
MBKB LTD
Apprenticeship standard:Business administrator (level 3)
