Issue - meetings

Councillor Gething

To consider a report on the issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices for Fly Tipping Offences.

Cabinet considered a report on the Issuing of Fixed Penalty Notices for Fly Tipping Offences.  Fly-tipping was a significant problem to local communities, a drain on council resources and undermined legitimate waste businesses. The number of fly tipping incidents in Spelthorne has increased in recent years.

Alternative options considered and rejected by the Cabinet:

·         Setting the Penalty Charge at a different level;

·         Reduction for early payment.

Resolved to:

1.    set the Penalty Charge for Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalty Notices) at £400 (four hundred pounds) with no early payment discount.

2.    delegate authority to the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to issue fixed penalty notices under section 33(1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, to persons whom the officer has reason to believe have committed a small scale fly tipping offence.

Reason for decision

The implementation of a Fixed Penalty Charge of £400 for the Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (fly-tip) will contribute to the Council’s commitment to a stronger approach to Enforcement.