FOI request (FOIR-511314821)

Litter and Enforcement

Requested Fri 28 April 2023
Responded Thu 18 May 2023

I would like to make a FOI request for the following information please.

Littering Fine Value:

1. Do you issue fines for littering?

2. If so, at what level do you levy fines?

3. The Government said in March 2023 that they are increasing the upper limit on fines for littering to £500.

a. Will you be levying fines at this level?

b. If not, at what level will you levy fines for littering?

Enforcement and Statistics:

4. Do you use an in-house team or private enforcement company to issue fines for littering?

5. How many fines (FPNs) for littering were issued in your council area in 2021/22?

6. How many fines (FPNs) for car parking were issued in your council area in 2021/22?

7. How many litter bins do you have in your council area now?

8. How many litter bins did you have 10 years ago?

9. Have you removed any litter bins in the past 10 years, and if so, how many?

Litter Clearance Costs:

10. What was your annual spend on litter clearance 2021/22 and how does this compare to 2011/12?

Response

1. Yes

2. £100

3a. Undecided at this time.

3b. Until reviewed, it will be at the same level of £100.

4. In-house

5. 18

6. No FPNs were issued for car parking. We did though issue 3875 Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) for car park offences.

7. 570

8. Information not held

9. 20 bins that were being abused have been removed.

10. Information not held. Litter clearance is included within our in-house street cleaning service, it is not separated out. We hold no information on costs for 2011/12.