Response 4124239

Response to request for information

Reference

4124239

Response date

22 October 2026

Request

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: 

1. Does the council have a current contract with Waste Investigation Support and Enforcement Ltd (WISE)? Yes/No 

   • If yes, please provide the full text of the contract or legal agreement between the council and WISE - as required by section 16.4 of ‘Statutory Guidance: Litter enforcement powers: when and how to use them’ published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in February 2026. 

2. Please state what percentage of FPNs issued by WISE enforcement officers is retained by the company versus the percentage retained by the council. 

3. How many FPNs were issued by WISE enforcement officers in 2025/26? 

4. What was the total income for FPNs issued by WISE enforcement officers in 2025/26?

Response

Most of the information you have requested can found on a previous Freedom of Information response on our disclosure log. For your convenience I have provided a link to it. Response 4074611 - Rushcliffe Borough Council.

With regards to the percentage of FPNs issued by WISE enforcement officers is retained by the company versus the percentage retained by the council. The information requested is held by the Council. However, the Council is of the view the information is commercially sensitive and having considered whether it would be in the public interest to provide you with the information has concluded that disclosing the information requested would prejudice the Council’s commercial interests and distort genuine competition. I am satisfied that in all the circumstances of this case the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with section 43(2) of the FOIA.