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Fly Posting Policy Review

 

 

Meeting: 27/02/2012 - Overview and Scrutiny Board (Item 94)

94 Update Report on Dealing with Fly-Posting pdf icon PDF 58 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman welcomed the Head of Community Services, the Community Safety Manager and the Senior Community Safety Project Officer to the meeting.

 

The Senior Community Safety Project Officer provided Members with background information on fly-posting and advised that the current policy had been in place since December 2004 and did not reflect the complexity of tackling fly-posting.  Members were informed of the legislation which could be used to tackle fly-posting and advised that the Community Safety Team together with Environmental Services and Planning were currently working with colleagues from Worcestershire County Council to identify the most effective options that could be used at a local level to successfully implement that legislation, in order to produce an updated policy and procedure for fly-posting.  Members were informed that it was anticipated that the updated policy and procedure would be brought before the Board for comment at its meeting to be held on 18th June 2012.

 

It was confirmed to Members that three wardens and the Senior Community Safety Project Officer had completed the relevant training in order to issue fixed penalty notices.  Members discussed the follow in more detail:

 

  • The type of advertisement that could be classed as fly-posting.
  • The consent required for different types of advertisements.
  • The resources available to deal with fly-posting.

 

RESOLVED

 

(a)          that the Update report on dealing with Fly-posting be noted; and

(b)          that the Board receive the new Fly-posting policy and procedures for comment at the meeting to be held on 18th June 2012.