date:Nov 12, 2015
a food hygiene rating of 3, 4 or 5. The improvement in broad compliance levels was seen in all four countries.'
In Wales the improvement has been more pronounced, increasing over the past three years to 94% from 88% in 2012/13.
For Northern Ireland, the returns covered only the first three quarters of 2014/15. This was agreed, in view of the need for local authorities to focus on preparations for the local government reorganisation, effective from 1 April 2015.
The trend for local authorities