Decision details
Fixed Penalty Notice Increase for Environmental Crime
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To inform the Mayor and Cabinet Members of the revised fixed
penalty notice (FPN) levels available for environmental crimes,
namely fly-tipping, littering, household waste duty of care,
graffiti, and fly-posting, which came into force under The
Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2023
(“the Regulations”) on the 31st July 2023
Decision:
DECISION:
1. To adopt new levels for fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for offences related to littering, graffiti/fly-posting, fly-tipping, and breach of the household waste duty of care and to set discount levels and periods as detailed in the table below.
|
Description of offence |
Proposed FPN level |
Proposed discounted FPN level (payable within ten days of issue) |
|
Depositing litter |
£500 |
£250 |
|
Graffiti and fly-posting |
£500 |
£250 |
|
Household waste duty of care offences |
£600 |
£300 |
|
Fly-tipping |
£1,000 |
£500 |
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S.BAXTER)
Interim Director Public Realm (A. Ali),
Report author: Richard Williams, Azizul Goni
Publication date: 28/03/2024
Date of decision: 27/03/2024
Decided at meeting: 27/03/2024 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
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