I would like access to data in relation to Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN), specifically Environmental enforcement (EE) practices for local authorities, including:

1. Does your council use a third-party agency to issue and enforce FPNs relating to Environmental Enforcement (EE)?
The Council does not use a third-party agency to issue and enforce FPN’s relating to EE.

2. If yes, which supplier are you currently using?
Not applicable

3. If no, what are the main reasons the council chooses not to outsource EE services?
The council’s main reason for this is that the council has sufficient in-house staff resources to do environmental enforcement.

4. Can you provide the total number of FPNs issued by your local authority per year (for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 YTD, if possible)?
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 71
2021: 43
2022: 30

5. Can you provide a breakdown of the total number of FPNs issued by your local authority per year (for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 YTD, if possible) by type, including;
a) Litter
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 21
2021: 17
2022: 6
b) Dog fouling
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
c) Graffiti
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: We do not hold this data
2021: We do not hold this data
2022: We do not hold this data
d) Fly-posting
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
e) Noise
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
f) Smoking Related Litter
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
g) Breach of Public Space Protection Order
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
h) Community Protection Notice
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 1
2021: 0
2022: 0
i) Flytipping
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 49
2021: 23
2022: 36
j) S34 duty of care
2019: We do not hold this data
2020: 0
2021: 3
2022: 9

6. If the council outsources EE, what is the length of the EE services contract for your local authority? When did this contract initially commence?
Not applicable

7. What is the nature of your EE supplier contract; (annual fee, flat fee per FPN, % of revenue generated from FPNs)?
Not applicable

8. What is the total value of the EE services contract?
Not applicable