Response A1345103

Response to request for information

Reference

A1345103

Response date

7 May2021

Request

Could you please answer the following questions with regards to Littering and Fly-tipping in your area.

Littering:

Please could you provide the requested data per year for the last 5 years (2015- 2020)

1. What is the fine cost of a littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)?
2. How many FPNs did you issue for littering?
3. How many FPNs for littering were paid for each year over the last 5 years?
4. How many council complaints have you had for littering?
5. How many employees do you have that litter pick and how has this number changed over the last 5 years?
6. How many journalist inquiries regarding litter picking have you received over the last 5 years?
7. How many staff members were furloughed during 2020 and 2021?

Fly-tipping:

Please could you provide the requested data per year for the last 5 years (2015- 2020)

1. What is the fine cost for a Fly-tipping FPN?
2. How many fly-tipping FPN have you issued for each year over the last 5 years?
3. How much money was collected from FPNs for Fly-tipping each year for the last 5 years?
4. How many reports/complaints on fly-tipping did you receive for the above time frame?
5. What is the cost to the council to rectify fly-tipping offences?

Response

Littering:

Please could you provide the requested data per year for the last 5 years (2015- 2020)

1. What is the fine cost of a littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)?
   • £100 (£75)
   • Prior to 1 April 2018 £75 (£50)
   • Fixed Penalty Notices
2. How many FPNs did you issue for littering?
   • 2015 - 2
   • 2016 - 2
   • 2017 - 1
   • 2018 - 3
   • 2019 - 2
   • 2020 - 13
3. How many FPNs for littering were paid for each year over the last 5 years?
   • 2015 - 1
   • 2016 - 1
   • 2017 - 1
   • 2018 - 3
   • 2019 - 2
   • 2020 - 9
4. How many council complaints have you had for littering? Query raised about the definition of this question but no response received.
5. How many employees do you have that litter pick and how has this number changed over the last 5 years?
   • 2016 - 24
   • 2017 - 26
     
   • 2018 - 26
     
   • 2019 - 23
   • 2020 - 22
     
   • 2021 - 22
6. How many journalist inquiries regarding litter picking have you received over the last 5 years?
   • This information is not recorded.
7. How many staff members were furloughed during 2020 and 2021?
   • No litter picking staff were furloughed during 2020-21. No grounds maintenance, cleansing or environmental teams that were needed to manage the Borough were furloughed during 2020 and 2021.

Fly-tipping:

Please could you provide the requested data per year for the last 5 years (2015- 2020)

1. What is the fine cost for a Fly-tipping FPN?
   • £400 (£200)
   • £200 (£120) - prior to 1 January 2021
   • Fixed Penalty Notices
2. How many fly-tipping FPN have you issued for each year over the last 5 years?
   • 2016 - 2
   • 2017 - 2
     
   • 2018 - see table of fines (PDF - 41KB)
     
   • 2019 - see table of fines (PDF - 41KB)
     
   • 2020 - 6
3. How much money was collected from FPNs for Fly-tipping each year for the last 5 years?
   • see table of fines (PDF - 41KB)
4. How many reports/complaints on fly-tipping did you receive for the above time frame?
   • 2015/16 - 535
   • 2016/17 - 775
   • 2017/18 - 995
     
   • 2018/19 - 1266
     
   • 2019/20 - 1070
     
5. What is the cost to the council to rectify fly-tipping offences?
   • 2015/16 - £19,800
   • 2016/17 - £19,800
   • 2017/18 - £20,100
   • 2018/19 - £20,800
   • 2019/20 - £38,500