Number of FPN issued for environmental enforcement inc. littering, dog fouling and PSPO.
Received 29 July 2026
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information regarding the council's environmental enforcement activities (specifically relating to Fixed Penalty Notices issued for offences such as littering, spitting, dog fouling, fly-tipping, and Public Spaces Protection Order breaches).
Please provide the information for the last four financial years: 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 to date (or calendar years2023–2026 if financial year data is unavailable).
- Outsourcing & Contracts: a) Does the council contract out its environmental enforcement service to a private third-party provider or perform these duties in-house? b) If outsourced, please state the name of the contractor(s) and the start and end date of the current contract in place.
- FPN Volume: How many Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) have been issued in each of the requested years? Please provide a breakdown by offence category (e.g., littering, spitting, dog fouling, fly-tipping, PSPO breaches, etc.).
- Revenue Generated: What is the total income/revenue (£) received by the council from environmental FPN payments in each of the requested years? Please provide figures split by category of offence if available.
- Representations and Appeals: a) How many FPNs were formally disputed, appealed, or subject to written representations in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)? b) Of those disputed/appealed, how many were: i) Cancelled / Upheld in favour of the recipient (Successful) ii) Rejected / Upheld in favour of the council (Unsuccessful) iii) Currently pending an outcome?
- Prosecutions: How many individuals/entities have been prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court for non-payment of FPNs or direct environmental offences in each of the requested years (broken down by category of offence)?
Responded 17 August 2026
1.a) No b) n/a
2. 2022/23
Fly tipping 0
Breach of householder waste duty of care 8 revenue £1600
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) 0
Litter 6 revenue £900
Dog fouling 1 revenue £80
2023/24
Fly tipping 1:revenue £400
Breach of householder waste duty of care 6 revenue £1500
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) 0
Litter 6 revenue £1200, two not paid and taken to court and convicted. One for £400 (the same as the fixed penalty notice), Victim surcharge of £160, Compensation of £150 and Full costs in the sum of £619.69, making a total of £1,329.69. Second one was fined £40, costs of £144 and victim surcharge of £16 which brings the total to £200 for littering offence (the same as the fixed penalty amount).
2024/25
Fly tipping 4 revenue £1000 1 cancelled
Breach of householder waste duty of care 6 - 1 representation made as per section 34 of the Act, FPN reduced from £400 to £200. Revenue £680
Waste documentation offences (waste carrier licence/waste transfer notes) 0
Litter 5 revenue £900
2025/26
Fly tipping 2 revenue £200
Breach of Householder waste duty of care 0
Waste documentation offences 3 revenue £900
Litter 2 revenue £200
Court conviction for breach of the waste duty of care (documentation offences taken directly to court, no penalty offered) awarded the Council’s costs in the sum of £904.64, compensation in the sum of £550 for the costs of clearing the waste and a victim surcharge of £160, making a total of £2,014.64 (including the £400 fine).
3. See Q2
4. Representations and Appeals:
a) No appeals process in place for fixed penalties in East Cambridgeshire. Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act allows for a person to make a representation regarding the penalty served on them. One representation has been received regarding the level of the penalty resulting in the penalty being reduced and only one penalty cancelled, see above.
b) n/a
5. No prosecutions for non-payment of a fixed penalty notice as this does not constitute an offence known to law.
Prosecutions are listed above in the years that the subjects were taken to court for the original offences following not settling fixed penalties or where direct action at court was more appropriate.