FOI/EIR 25/26-495-Environmental Services Fixed Penalty Notices

Number and reasons for FPNs issued since 2023

Request received 15 January 2026

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information:
1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices have you issued each year since 2023?
2. Could you provide a breakdown of what offences have triggered FPNs each year since 2020, or at least since 2023?
3. How much do you charge per FPN for standard offences such as littering or fly tipping?
4. Do you outsource your litter enforcement and if so for how much and who to?
5. How many Public Space Protection Orders have you implemented in the last five years, and for what?

Responded 19 January 2026

1.
2023 - 15
2024 – 13
2025 – 12
2.

2023
Fly tipping - 0 
Breach of householder waste duty of care - 8
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) - 0
Litter - 6
Public Space Protection Order Dog Fouling - 1
Abandoning a Motor Vehicle - 0

2024
Fly tipping - 1
Breach of householder waste duty of care - 6
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) - 0
Litter - 6
Public Space Protection Order Dog Fouling - 0
Abandoning a Motor Vehicle - 0

2025
Fly tipping - 3
Breach of householder waste duty of care - 5
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) - 0
Litter - 4
Public Space Protection Order Dog Fouling - 0
Abandoning a Motor Vehicle - 0

3.
Fly tipping £120 - £1000
Breach of householder waste duty of care £120 - £600
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) £180 - £300
Litter £65 - £500
Public Space Protection Order Dog Fouling £80
Abandoning a Motor Vehicle £120 - £200
Nuisance Parking £60 - £100
Alarm Noise £50 - £80
Graffiti £65 - £150
Fly Posting £65 - £150
Unauthorised distribution of free literature on designated land £65 - £150
4. No, n/a
5. Zero implemented, one already in place