Issue - decisions

Proposed Increasing Fly-tipping & Waste Crime Fixed Penalty Notices

07/09/2026 - Proposed Increasing Fly-tipping & Waste Crime Fixed Penalty Notices

Decision

RESOLVED

 

To increase the Fly-tipping & Waste Crime Penalty Notices (FPNs) to the statutory maximums.

 

Reason for the decision:

 

The recommendations are intended to deter the perpetrating of environmental waste crime, maintain a proportionate and effective enforcement framework for lower-level environmental offences, support consistency in the Council's approach, avoid creating unnecessary incentives for cases to proceed to court.