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Community Protection


Community Protection has responsibility for the functions of environmental health, trading standards and licensing.

The overall aim of the service is to protect and improve the health, safety, economic wellbeing and environment of the communities we serve. Services include:

  • food safety and standards
  • animal health and welfare
  • infectious disease control
  • community health surveillance
  • licences
  • markets
  • pollution control
  • public health
  • fair trading
  • safety and metrology
Contact us
Environment, Health and Consumer Protection
03000 261 016
Our address is:
  • Durham County Council
  • Environment, Health and Consumer Protect
  • PO Box 617
  • Durham
  • County Durham
  • United Kingdom
  • DH1 9HZ