FI17242
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding the council's environmental enforcement activities (specifically relating to Fixed Penalty Notices issued for offences such as littering, spitting, dog fouling, fly-tipping, and Public Spaces Protection Order breaches).
Please provide the information for the last four financial years:
2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 to date (or calendar years
2023–2026 if financial year data is unavailable).
1. Outsourcing & Contracts: a) Does the council contract out its environmental enforcement service to a private third-party provider, or perform these duties in-house? b) If outsourced, please state the name of the contractor(s) and the start and end date of the current contract in place.
2. FPN Volume: How many Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have been issued in each of the requested years? Please provide a breakdown by offence category (e.g., littering, spitting, dog fouling, fly-tipping, PSPO breaches, etc.).
3. Revenue Generated: What is the total income/revenue (£) received by the council from environmental FPN payments in each of the requested years? Please provide figures split by category of offence if available.
4. Representations and Appeals: a) How many FPNs were formally disputed, appealed, or subject to written representations in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)? b) Of those disputed/appealed, how many were: i) Cancelled / Upheld in favour of the recipient (Successful) ii) Rejected / Upheld in favour of the council (Unsuccessful) iii) Currently pending an outcome?
5. Prosecutions: How many individuals/entities have been prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court for non-payment of FPNs or direct environmental offences in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)?
Response
1. In-house for all years.
2. As follows:
|
Financial Year
|
Depositing Littering
|
Failure to comply with PSPO
|
Failure to Comply with CPN
|
Fly tipping
|
Failure to comply with Domestic Duty of Care in respect to Waste
|
Failure to produce waste transfer notes
|
Total
|
|
2022/2023
|
4
|
22
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
39
|
|
2023/2024
|
1
|
21
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
41
|
|
2024/2025
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
|
2025/2026
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3. As follows:
|
Financial Year
|
FPN income
|
|
2022/2023
|
£3,225.00
|
|
2023/2024
|
£2,575.00
|
|
2024/2025
|
£325.00
|
|
2025/2026
|
£460.00
|
4. As follows:
|
Financial Year
|
Number of representations received against FPNs
|
|
2022/2023
|
Requested data not available
|
|
2023/2024
|
Requested data not available
|
|
2024/2025
|
Requested data not available
|
|
2025/2026
|
0
|
5. The following prosecutions were instigated for environmental offences where FPNs could have been issued:
|
Financial Year
|
Depositing Littering
|
Failure to comply with PSPO
|
Failure to Comply with CPN
|
Fly tipping
|
Failure to produce waste transfer notes
|
Total
|
|
2022/2023
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
9
|
|
2023/2024
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
2024/2025
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
2025/2026
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|