Freedom of information response

FPNs issued by or on behalf of your Council

Publication date: 
Thursday 7 December 2023
Request: 

Question 1: Please could you provide the information detailed in the below table in relation to the number of Fixed Notices issued by offence type by or on behalf of the local authority for financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23. 

Would you also please complete the column in relation to the default maximum amount for each offence listed.     

Fixed Penalty Offences

Description of Offence

    Act    Default Penalty Amount  (£s)    Total April 1st 2021 to March 31st 2022    Total April 1st 2022 to March 31st 2023   
Abandoning a Vehicle
    Part 2 S 10 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005            
Depositing Litter
    S87 
Environmental Protection Act 1990            
Failing to Comply with Letter Clearing Notice 
    S92 C (2)
Environmental Protection Act 1990             
Failure to Comply with Street Litter Control Notice 

    S94 (8)
Environmental Protection Act 1990            
Flyposting
    Part 6 S43
Anti Social Behaviour Act 2004
             
Failing to Comply with Household Waste Provision  
    S46 
Environmental Protection Act 1990            
Failing to Comply with Commercial or Industrial Waste Provision 

    S47 
Environmental Protection Act 1990             
Failing to make/keep or provide documents relating to Controlled Waste 

    S34
Environmental Protection Act 1990             
Failing to Produce Waste Transfer Note 

    S34 Ch43 part ii
Environmental Protection Act 1990             
Repairing Vehicles in the Road or Highway 
    S4 
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005            
Failure to remove dog faeces from designated land # (or if replaced by PSPO) 
    S3 Fouling of Land Act 1996 Or Enforced Via Dog Control Public Space Protection Order              
Fly-Tipping 
    S33(1) 
Environmental Protection Act  1990              

Question 2 
Does your local authority employ a private contractor that issues fixed penalties for any the offences listed above? 
 
Yes    No 

Question 3
If the Answer to question 2 is Yes, please could you specify which offences from the table listed in question 1 your local authority employs a private contractor to discharge fixed penalties for all or some of the offences in that category.

Response: 

Question 1: Please could you provide the information detailed in the below table in relation to the number of Fixed Notices issued by offence type by or on behalf of the local authority for financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23.

Would you also please complete the column in relation to the default maximum amount for each offence listed.    

Fixed Penalty Offences

Description of Offence

Act

Default Penalty Amount  (£s)

Total April 1st 2021 to March 31st 2022

Total April 1st 2022 to March 31st 2023  

Abandoning a Vehicle

Part 2 S 10 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

200

30

42

Depositing Litter

S87

Environmental Protection Act 1990

150

227

151

Failing to Comply with Letter Clearing Notice

S92 C (2)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

Na

na

na

Failure to Comply with Street Litter Control Notice

S94 (8)

Environmental Protection Act 1990

Na

Na

Na

Flyposting

Part 6 S43

Anti Social Behaviour Act 2004

150

140

251

Failing to Comply with Household Waste Provision 

S46

Environmental Protection Act 1990

0

0

0

Failing to Comply with Commercial or Industrial Waste Provision

S47

Environmental Protection Act 1990

110

15

15

Failing to make/keep or provide documents relating to Controlled Waste

S34

Environmental Protection Act 1990

300

66

45

Failing to Produce Waste Transfer Note

S34 Ch43 part ii

Environmental Protection Act 1990

300

66

45

Repairing Vehicles in the Road or Highway

S4

Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

100

0

7

Failure to remove dog faeces from designated land # (or if replaced by PSPO)

S3 Fouling of Land Act 1996 Or Enforced Via Dog Control Public Space Protection Order 

100

0

0

Fly-Tipping

S33(1)

Environmental Protection Act  1990 

300

211

196

Question 2

Does your local authority employ a private contractor that issues fixed penalties for any the offences listed above?

Yes

Question 3

If the Answer to question 2 is Yes, please could you specify which offences from the table listed in question 1 your local authority employs a private contractor to discharge fixed penalties for all or some of the offences in that category.

  • Littering
  • Breaches of PSPO
Request reference:
FOI 13229