Systems used for Trading Standards - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Please can you provide information on specialist only IT systems used by the council within the area of Business and Consumer (and or Trading Standards) and a short description of its purpose?

E.g. If MS Word is used throughout your council, I do not wish to know about it. This request is specifically for specialist IT systems used within the area of Business and Consumer (and or Trading Standards) at the council.

Please provide the system or application name, the name of the company that create the software and a short description of what the council uses it for.

Decision

1. 

System Name

Provider

Short Description of Purpose

Authority Public Protection (APP)

Civica UK Limited

This is the main case management database.  On this Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) record trader premises details, name and address records for staff, complainants, businesses, etc, complaints, visits to premises, requests to the service, details of samples taken and prosecutions.  

IDB

USK Intelligence Limited

This is where LCC record intelligence in the form on nationally recognised intelligence reports – following the 3x5x2 format.

Compass

Civica UK Limited

This is where LCC record returns to the National Trading Standards Scams Team for work with victims of scams.

UK FSS Net

MacLaren West Limited

This is where LCC send details of food samples taken to the public analyst.

Reference number
5490577
Date request received
8 November 2022
Date of decision
16 November 2022