Decision details

Amendments to Fixed Penalty Notice charges to be issued by the Law Enforcement Team

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

In a Cabinet report on 4 December 2017 the Council set the Fixed Penalty Notices charges (hereby referred to as FPNs) for Littering and Fly tipping offences, this report proposes some minor amendments to these FPNs and introducing an FPN charge for Household Waste Duty of Care offences. These FPNs are now issued by the Law Enforcement Team (LET).

A summary of the changes can be found in this report.

Decision:

1.    The existing FPN charge for the offence of leaving litter under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is increased from £80 (with an early repayment amount of £60) to £150 (with an early repayment amount set at £100).

 

2.    The existing FPN charge for waste deposit (fly tipping) offences involving larger deposits of waste and litter (for example 2 bags and above equivalent) under section 33ZA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is increased from £200 (with an early repayment amount of £150) to £1000 (with an early repayment amount set at £500).

 

3.    The council introduces a new FPN charge for breaches of the Household Waste Duty of Care under section 34(2A) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 set at £400 (with an early repayment amount set at £250).

 

4.    The Council introduces these changes with effect from 01 July 2024.

 

Report author: Mohammed Basith

Publication date: 05/06/2024

Date of decision: 03/06/2024

Decided at meeting: 03/06/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 08/06/2024

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