Food hygiene rating guides

Guides to how the UK food hygiene rating scheme works and what the ratings mean.

1. 01

   How food hygiene ratings work

   Who inspects, how often, and what the rating measures.
2. 02

   What the ratings mean

   What each score means, and how Scotland’s Pass or Improvement Required differs.
3. 03

   Displaying & publishing ratings

   When a business must show its rating, where to look, and when it goes live online.
4. 04

   Why a business has no rating

   What awaiting inspection and exempt mean, and why a closed business shows nothing at all.
5. 05

   Right to reply, appeals & re-ratings

   The safeguards available to businesses that disagree with their rating.