Cigarette butts – Fixed Penalty Notices per local authority in England

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Dear Erewash Borough Council,

I would like to request the following data under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices has your council handed out in 2018 for the littering of cigarette butts?
2. How much is your FPN for littering cigarette butts?
3. How many FPN’s have not been paid within the allocated time frame, and subsequently gone to court for littering cigarette butts in 2018?

Yours faithfully,

Naomi

Helen Keast, Erewash Borough Council

Dear Naomi

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Martin Durkin
Performance and Information Security Officer

Performance and Communities
Erewash Borough Council
Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP
Tel: 0115 907 22 44
Extension: 3579

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Martin Durkin, Erewash Borough Council

Dear Naomi

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Request for Information

 

I am writing in respect of your recent enquiry for information held by the
Authority under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Having consulted our Legal team on your specific request they inform me:

 

1.  How many Fixed Penalty Notices has your council handed out in 2018 for
the littering of cigarette butts? Not recorded. Offences are recorded as
‘depositing litter’

2.  How much is your FPN for littering cigarette butts? £100 reduced to
£65 if paid within 14 days.

3.  How many FPN’s have not been paid within the allocated time frame, and
subsequently gone to court for littering cigarette butts in 2018? 19, plus
2 others dismissed at court

 

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Martin Durkin

Performance and Information Security Officer

 

Performance and Communities

Erewash Borough Council

Ilkeston Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP

Tel: 0115 907 22 44

Extension: 3579

 

 

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