2019 / 20 Charges Update

11 March 2019

2019 / 20 Charges Update

Although Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council will be abolished on 01/04/19 and East Suffolk council formed, we will remain Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority. Any cheque payments made to us for our services will need to continue to be made payable to Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority or SCPHA. Please follow guidance issued by East Suffolk Council for payments being made to any other part of the Council.

All of our charges including those for POAO are still under review to assess the impact of the UK’s exit from Europe. We hope to be in a position to publish these within the next week. The charges for Ship Sanitation Inspections are however agreed nationally by the Association of Port Health Authorities so have already been agreed and are detailed below and represent an increase in line with inflation. The new and old rates for these are replicated below and the new charges will be applicable for inspections which take place from 01/04/19 onwards.

Gross Tonnage	Current Charge	Charge from 01/04/19
Up to 1,000	£90	£95
1,001 - 3,000	£125	£130
3,001 - 10,000	£190	£200
10,001 - 20,000	£245	£255
20,001 - 30,000	£320	£330
Over 30,000	£375	£390
Vessels with 50 - 1000 persons	£375	£390
Vessels with 1000 persons	£640	£665
Extensions to Ship Sanitation Control Certificates	£60	£65
Vessel inspection following notification from another Competent Authority of conditions on board requiring further investigation	£60	£65

We are expecting increases in analytical costs from our analysts of between 2-3%. As we get further details we will be able to confirm this.