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Response 4074360

Response to request for information

Reference

4074360

Response date

14 August 2026

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:
    • Does the council contract out its environmental enforcement service to a private third-party provider, or perform these duties in-house?
    • 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:
    • How many FPNs were formally disputed, appealed, or subject to written representations in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)?
    • Of those disputed/appealed,
      • how many were: Cancelled / Upheld in favour of the recipient (Successful)
      •  Rejected / Upheld in favour of the council (Unsuccessful)
      • 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)?


Please provide the data in an open format such as CSV or Excel. If any element of this request exceeds the cost threshold under Section 12, please advise how I can refine the request while still providing the rest of the available data. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to receiving your response within the statutory 20 working days

Response

  1. Outsourcing & Contracts:
  2. FPN Volume: How many Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have been issued in each of the requested years? Here is a link to the volumes spreadsheet
  3. Revenue Generated: What is the total income/revenue (£) received by the council from environmental FPN payments in each of the requested years? Here is a link to the income spreadsheet
  4. Representations and Appeals:
    • How many FPNs were formally disputed, appealed, or subject to written representations in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)? Business duty of care (BDOC),  Householder duty of care (HODC), Public spaces protection order (PSPO), eg dog fouling 
    • 2023 – 128 representations submitted, BDOC 4, fly tipping 31, littering 88, PSPO 5
      2024 – 98 representations submitted, BDOC 6, HDOC* 2, fly tipping 63, littering 27
      2025 – 191 representations submitted, BDOC 27, HDOC 15, fly tipping 116, littering 32, PSPO 1
      2026 – 67 representations submitted, BDOC 5, HDOC 3, fly tipping 41, littering 16, PSPO 2
    • Of those disputed/appealed,
      • how many were: Cancelled / Upheld in favour of the recipient (Successful) 2023 - 34, 2024 - 44, 2025 - 39, 2026 - 11
      •  Rejected / Upheld in favour of the council (Unsuccessful) 2023 - 94, 2024 - 54, 2025 - 152, 2026 - 52
      • Currently pending an outcome? 4
  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? 2023 - 43, 2024 - 33, 2025 - 5, 2026 - 7

FOI Responses Environmental Crime 2026