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Notice of Motion - Cllr K Howard - Roadside Litter
Meeting: 22/03/2018 - Executive (Item 9)
9 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) Policy for Littering from Vehicle Offences 
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Reporting Person – Douglas Spinks
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The Executive received a report which sought approval of the Executive to recommend to Council the introduction of a fixed penalty notice (FPN) scheme for littering from vehicle offences. |
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Recommended to Council |
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That (i) the Council issue fixed penalty notices for the offence of littering from vehicles under section 88A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 from 6 April 2018; (ii) the level of fixed penalty notices shall be set at £100 per fixed penalty notice, such penalty to be reduced to £50 if paid within 14 days as provided for under section 6 of the Littering From Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018; (iii) authority be delegated to the Assistant Director (Place) to authorise any persons to issue fixed penalty notices from 6 April 2018 for littering from vehicles under section 88A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and (iv) from 6 April 2018 the level of fixed penalty notices shall be set at £100 per penalty notice where it is considered that a person has committed an offence under section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. |
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Reason: The introduction of a fixed penalty notice scheme for littering from vehicles offences is considered a necessary and proportionate response to the current environmental issues facing the Council. |
Meeting: 18/01/2018 - Executive (Item 5)
Notice of Motion - Cllr K Howard - Roadside Litter
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At its meeting on 7 December 2017, the Council referred the following Notice of Motion to the Executive.
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Councillor K Howard “With a view to finding a solution to the ongoing problem of roadside litter, officers will investigate and recommend ways in which the Council can target people who throw litter from vehicles on the public highway.” Councillor K Howard attended the meeting and spoke in support of the Motion. In particular, Councillor Howard highlighted Littlewick Road, Shores Road and the A320 towards McLaren as being affected by the problem of roadside litter. The Executive noted that new powers were expected to be available to Local Authorities from April 2018 which would allow councils to issue notices against car registration plates for littering from vehicles. The Executive agreed that Officers would bring a report to the Executive on 22 March 2018 regarding the new powers available to Local Authorities to tackle the problem of roadside litter. |
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Recommended to Council |
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That the Motion be supported. |