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The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2017, came into force which gives the council the ability to increase fixed penalties for a number of environmental crime offences. This report considers the recommendation to increase a number of fixed penalties for environmental offences to the maximum amount and to offer an payment discount.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2018
Decision due: 17 Jan 2019 by Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Lead member: Executive Councillor for Open Spaces and City Services
Lead director: Strategic Director (SH)
Department: Environmental Services
Contact: Wendy Johnston, Community Engagement and Enforcement Manager Email: wendy.johnston@cambridge.gov.uk.
Additional Information: Requested for pre-scrutiny by Councillors McGerty and Martinelli.
Background Information: The City Council have been issuing fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for a variety of environmental offences including littering, abandoned vehicles and nuisance vehicles for over ten years. In this time period the majority of fixed penalties have not increased in price, and since their very introduction all have included a discount of 40% for those that pay early (i.e. within 10 days of the FPN being issued). In recent years legislation has been amended to include additional powers for the enforcement team to issue fixed penalty notices and to increase the amount of the fixed penalties in line with legislative changes
