Cabinet Member for Environment and Rural Affairs

Cabinet considered the report of the Environmental Response Manager and the above Cabinet Member which advised that recent legislation had allowed revised levels to be set for environmental Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s).  The Cabinet Member recommended that this was set at £120 for the reasons set out in paragraph 4.3 of the report.  He drew attention to the implications in the report and the increase in provision of litterbins which had been funded from the surplus income from FPN’s.

In response to a question regarding how the £120 figure had been arrived at, it was confirmed that this was based on estimated payment rates, taking affordability into consideration, and that guidance from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was still awaited.

Recommended:

(1) That the Fixed Penalty Notice for litter, graffiti and fly posting be increased to £120 from 1 July 2018.