Reference: D863
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Public Protection
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To seek approval to Increase the Fixed Penalty
Notice Charge for Littering and Dog Fouling from £50.00 to
£65.00.
Authorisation is given to increase of the
Fixed Penalty Notice Charge for Littering and Dog Fouling from
£50.00 to £65.00.
Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act
1990 allows Councils’ to set the level of fixed penalty
notices (FPN) for littering and dog fouling up to a maximum of
£75.00, currently the FPN is set at £50.00 in Gedling
and has been unchanged since 2001, this is the lowest FPN amount
proscribed by the act.
As of April 1st 2019 The Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties)
(England Regulations) 2017 increases the minimum full charge from
£50.00 to £65.00 for FPN’s issued for litter and
dog fouling offences
To not increase the charge, this would however
not meet the statutory minimum charge and would mean that the
issuing of FPNs at £50.00 would be unlawful
Publication date: 21/05/2019
Date of decision: 21/05/2019
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