Could you please answer the following questions with regards to Littering and Fly-tipping in your area. Please could you provide the requested data per year for the last 5 years (2015- 2020).

Littering:

1. What is the fine cost of a littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)?
£80

2. How many FPNs did you issue for littering?
No FPN’s issued from 2015 - 2018, April 2019/20: 20, April 2020/21: 22

3. How many FPNs for littering were paid for each year over the last 5 years?
No FPN’s issued from 2015 - 2018, April 2019/20: 15, April 2020/21: 11.

4. How many council complaints have you had for littering?
We do not hold this information.

5. How many employees do you have that litter pick and how has this number changed over the last 5 years?
Specific information is not available - litter picking is conducted as part of the Council’s Street Cleansing Contract.

6. How many journalist inquiries regarding litter picking have you received over the last 5 years?
2020: 6, 2019: 4, 2018: 2, 2017: 1, 2016: 1

7. How many staff members were furloughed during 2020 and 2021?
None.

Fly-tipping:

1. What is the fine cost for a Fly-tipping FPN?
£400

2. How many fly-tipping FPN have you issued for each year over the last 5 years?
None for 2015 - 2019, April 2019/20: 47, 2020/21: 53.

3. How much money was collected from FPNs for Fly-tipping each year for the last 5 years?
None from 2015 -2019, April 2019/20: £8000, 2020/21: £10,880

4. How many reports/complaints on fly-tipping did you receive for the above time frame?
2015/16: 663
2016/17: 857
2017/18: 747
2018/19: 1,117
2019/20: 1,298

5. What is the cost to the council to rectify fly-tipping offences?
2015/16: £96,135
2016/17: £124,265
2017/18: £108,315
2018/19: £161,965
2019/20: £122,847