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Enforcement and Fixed Penalty Notices for Environmental Services

 

 

Meeting: 02/02/2011 - Cabinet (Item 140)

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Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report on the possible introduction of Enforcement and Fixed Penalty notices for Environmental Services.

 

Members noted that it was felt there was an opportunity to improve Environmental Enforcement within the District and therefore to improve further the Council’s performance on street cleansing.

 

It was reported that the development and introduction of an Environmental Enforcement Strategy, in conjunction with the employment of an Environmental Enforcement Officer, would assist the Council to pursue action relating to environmental issues such as fly tipping, general littering, dog fouling and graffiti. It was anticipated that funding for the post could be met from savings proposed to be achieved through the deletion of an existing post within the Environmental Services Department.

 

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the option to utilise potential savings within the Environmental Services Department to fund the post of Environmental Enforcement Officer be approved in principle;

(b)       that the benefits of introducing a fully integrated Enforcement Strategy be noted and that officers be requested to submit such a Strategy to a future meeting of the Cabinet ;

(c)        that the need to adopt powers within the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005 and the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 and for these to be included in the Strategy be noted; and

(d)       that the need to adopt a scheme of delegation to enable the issue and enforcement of fixed penalty notices be noted and that officers be requested to submit such a scheme to a future meeting of the Cabinet.