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21 Fixed Penalty Notices Review 2023 
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Minutes:
The purposes of the
Officer’s report were:
i.
To inform the Executive
Councillor and Scrutiny Committee Members of the revised fixed penalty notice (FPN)
levels available for environmental crimes, namely fly-tipping, littering,
household waste duty of care, graffiti, and flyposting, which came into force
under The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2023
(“the Regulations”) on the 31st July 2023.
ii.
To seek authority to revise
the current fixed penalty for offences related to littering, fly-tipping, and
household waste duty of care to new levels; and to give a discount of 40%
(i.e., discounted fine value) for early payment, whilst extending the period
during which a payment for FPNs could be made.
Decision
of Leader of the Council
The Leader agreed to:
i.
Adopt new levels for
fixed penalty notice (FPN) for offences related to littering, fly-tipping, and
household waste duty of care and to give a discount of 40% (i.e., discounted
fine value), for early payment as detailed in the following tables.
|
Offence |
Proposed FPN level |
Proposed discounted FPN level |
|
Littering |
£225 |
£135 |
|
Household waste duty of care |
£500 |
£300 |
|
Fly-tipping |
See below |
See below |
|
Size of fly-tipped waste |
Proposed FPN level |
Proposed discounted FPN level |
|
A single bin bag up to four bin bags
of controlled waste (household, industrial or commercial waste) |
£500 |
£300 |
|
More than four bin bags up to the size of a large car boot (up to 0.5
m3) or a two-seater sofa of controlled waste (household, industrial or
commercial waste). |
£700 |
£420 |
|
A pile of waste about the size of
a small van up to 7.5 tonne tipper truck (0.5 to10 m3) of controlled waste
(household, industrial or commercial waste) |
£900 |
£540 |
ii.
Amend the payment period for FPNs for littering, fly-tipping, and household waste duty of care to
28 days and the early payment (discounted FPN level) period to 14 days.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Community Engagement and
Enforcement Manager. The committee made no comments in response to the report.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
The Leader approved the recommendations on behalf of the Executive Councillor.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
