Decision details

*RESOLVED –

1.   That the proposals to enable enforcement of the provisions of the Littering from Vehicles outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018 enacted under the Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties)(England) Regulations 2017, as detailed in the officer’s report, be approved.

2.   That the new legal maximum FPN level of £150 for littering offences and the discount for early payment of £60, provided payment is made within 14 days of the date the FPN was issued, be adopted.

3.   That the Council’s constitution be amended to delegate authority to the Assistant Director for Health & Wellbeing to introduce and carry out the new powers, and to authorise the appropriate officers to issue FPNs, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and The Littering from Vehicles outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018.

4.   That the level of penalty be reviewed within 12 months of the date of this report.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.   Littering is a significant blight on local environments as a source of pollution, a potential danger to public health and a hazard to wildlife which imposes avoidable costs on the public purse and draws money away from other priorities.

2.   The intention is that the level of the new fixed penalty will act as a deterrent to people littering in the streets and on open spaces; and that local authorities using them will see a decrease in the number of littering incidents.