Issue - meetings

To seek approval for a qualified private contractor to be appointed to undertake Environmental Enforcement on a trial basis and to increase the cost of a Fixed Penalty Notice for littering.

The Committee was asked to seek approval for a qualified private contractor to be appointed to undertake Environmental Enforcement on a trial basis and to increase the cost of a Fixed Penalty Notice for littering.

Discussions ensued with using private contractors, the effect of fines and litter surrounding large business chains. Members felt that they required further information to assess advantages and disadvantages of the enforcement options. Councillors praised volunteers who had helped with litter picking and dog fouling within their Community.

It was proposed by Councillor D K Watts and seconded by Councillor T Hallam that a review be prepared of all the practical options for dealing with issues of littering and dog fouling, assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each together with the costs associated with those options, and for a report to be presented to a future meeting of the Cabinet. On being put to the meeting the motion was passed.

RESOLVED to ask that a review be prepared of all the practical options for dealing with issues of littering and dog fouling, assessing the advantages and disadvantages of each together with the costs associated with those options, and for a report to be presented to a future meeting of the Cabinet.