Scotland food hygiene statistics by council
Every food business in Scotland is inspected under the Food Hygiene Information Scheme and given a Pass or Improvement Required result. These free pages break the results down by council so you can compare areas, find the businesses that need to improve, and download the full list for any council.
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FHIS result across all councils
| FHIS result | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | 42,379 | 72% |
| Pass and Eat Safe (allergen award) | 479 | 0.8% |
| Improvement Required | 3,504 | 6% |
| Awaiting inspection | 10,233 | 17.4% |
| Exempt | 2,283 | 3.9% |
| Awaiting Publication | 1 | 0% |
The total and full download include all 58,879 matching records in this import. Type charts show up to eight categories; date charts use the displayed period and exclude missing or future dates. The area directory covers 58,879 records in 32 named councils with at least 25 records each.
League table: councils ranked by share with a Pass result
| # | council | food businesses | with a Pass result | marked Improvement Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ayrshire | 1,032 | 94.8% | 8 (0.8%) |
| 2 | East Lothian | 880 | 93.4% | 35 (4%) |
| 3 | North Lanarkshire | 2,644 | 91.8% | 111 (4.2%) |
| 4 | East Renfrewshire | 648 | 88.4% | 6 (0.9%) |
| 5 | Inverclyde | 637 | 88.2% | 34 (5.3%) |
| 6 | Renfrewshire | 1,517 | 87.5% | 26 (1.7%) |
| 7 | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 582 | 87.3% | 12 (2.1%) |
| 8 | Dundee City | 1,405 | 86.5% | 91 (6.5%) |
| 9 | West Dunbartonshire | 722 | 86.3% | 25 (3.5%) |
| 10 | Falkirk | 1,233 | 85.8% | 24 (1.9%) |
| 11 | East Dunbartonshire | 704 | 85.7% | 26 (3.7%) |
| 12 | North Ayrshire | 1,366 | 85.1% | 47 (3.4%) |
| 13 | Clackmannanshire | 499 | 84.8% | 34 (6.8%) |
| 14 | Perth and Kinross | 1,974 | 84.2% | 45 (2.3%) |
| 15 | Moray | 1,132 | 83.8% | 24 (2.1%) |
| 16 | Angus | 1,049 | 83.1% | 65 (6.2%) |
| 17 | Midlothian | 678 | 81.7% | 57 (8.4%) |
| 18 | Fife | 5,073 | 81.5% | 101 (2%) |
| 19 | Edinburgh (City of) | 5,144 | 79.9% | 576 (11.2%) |
| 20 | Stirling | 1,255 | 79% | 89 (7.1%) |
| 21 | Orkney Islands | 464 | 78% | 18 (3.9%) |
| 22 | West Lothian | 1,155 | 77.6% | 28 (2.4%) |
| 23 | East Ayrshire | 1,152 | 74.3% | 36 (3.1%) |
| 24 | Scottish Borders | 1,640 | 72.6% | 64 (3.9%) |
| 25 | Aberdeenshire | 2,789 | 71.4% | 176 (6.3%) |
| 26 | South Lanarkshire | 2,466 | 69.8% | 248 (10.1%) |
| 27 | Aberdeen City | 2,211 | 67.8% | 301 (13.6%) |
| 28 | Glasgow City | 6,640 | 60.2% | 601 (9.1%) |
| 29 | Argyll and Bute | 1,270 | 55.2% | 43 (3.4%) |
| 30 | Dumfries and Galloway | 2,528 | 54.8% | 95 (3.8%) |
| 31 | Shetland Islands | 278 | 54% | 32 (11.5%) |
| 32 | Highland | 6,112 | 41.9% | 426 (7%) |
Food businesses inspected per month
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