Purpose

To inform the Mayor and Cabinet Members of the revised fixed
penalty notice (FPN) levels available for environmental crimes,
namely fly-tipping, littering, household waste duty of care,
graffiti, and fly-posting, which came into force under The
Environmental Offences (Fixed Penalties) (England) Regulations 2023
(“the Regulations”) on the 31st July 2023

Content

DECISION:
 

1.   
To adopt new levels for fixed penalty notices (FPNs) for offences
related to littering, graffiti/fly-posting, fly-tipping, and breach of the
household waste duty of care and to set discount levels and periods as detailed in the table
below.
 

Description of offence

Proposed FPN level

Proposed discounted FPN level (payable
within ten days of issue)

Depositing
litter

£500

£250

Graffiti and
fly-posting

£500

£250

Household waste duty of care offences

£600

£300

Fly-tipping

£1,000

£500

 
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES
(S.BAXTER)
Interim Director Public Realm (A. Ali),