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Fixed Penalty Notice to Householders

Meeting: 05/04/2019 - Streetscene and Engineering Cabinet Board (Item 4)

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Report of the Head of Streetcare

Decision:

 

That the adoption of the use of Fixed Penalty Notices for The Householders Duty of Care Regulations (Wales) 2019 in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34ZB, be approved.

 

That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and the Head of Streetcare to issue Fixed Penalty Notices under the new legislation, and to appoint named competent Waste

Enforcement Officers to issue such Fixed Penalty Notices on

their behalf.

 

That approval be granted for an early payment incentive of £150 (reduced from £300) be offered if payment is settled within ten days of the Fixed Penalty Notice being issued.

 

 

 

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.    That the adoption of the use of Fixed Penalty Notices for The Householders Duty of Care Regulations (Wales) 2019 in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34ZB, be approved.

 

2.    That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and the Head of Streetcare to issue Fixed Penalty Notices under the new legislation, and to appoint named competent Waste Enforcement Officers to issue such Fixed Penalty Notices on their behalf.

 

3.    That an early payment incentive of £150 (reduced from £300) be offered if payment was settled within ten days of the Fixed Penalty Notice being issued.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

The adoption of Fixed Penalty Notice’s for “Householders Duty of Care” with respect to small scale fly tipping of household waste will improve the Authority’s effectiveness in tackling fly tipping and allow officers to deal with small scale fly tipping more proportionately and efficiently. Any monies accrued as a result of issuing notices will help to offset the associated investigatory costs/removal costs of fly-tipped waste and reduce the amount of case files submitted to the Authority’s Legal Section.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

The decisions will be implemented after the three-day call-in period.