“If government is saying the regulations are important, they should be putting in funding to back it up.”- An in-depth analysis of local authority officers’ perspectives of the Food (Promotion and Placement) (England) Regulations 2021
It is crucial to address both structural challenges such as resource allocation, workforce, and prioritisation issues as well as the inherent complexity of the regulations to strengthen enforcement efforts. Our findings highlight the necessity of supporting enforcement activities at national and regional government levels to avoid potential false conclusions about ineffectiveness of regulations.
Authors
- Janis Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-4361)
- Emma Roe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4674-2133)
- Sarah Muir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-7321)
- Preeti Dhuria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2803-4424)
- Christina Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-3786)
- Sarah Jenner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4644-5027)
- Wendy Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-0438)
Institutions
- Northampton Community College (US)
- City, University of London (GB)
- Southampton General Hospital (GB)
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03720-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.37
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- National Institute for Health Research Southampton Biomedical Research Centre
- Public Health Research Programme