Cigarette butts – Fixed Penalty Notices per local authority in England
Dear North Devon 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
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your request received earlier this afternoon for which I acknowledge receipt. Any future requests for information should continue to be e-mailed directly to this mailbox.
Your request is now being dealt with in accordance with the Act and will be processed and responded to no later than 17 July 2019, in accordance with the statutory time limit of 20 working days.
The Council has an adopted charging policy for dealing with requests for information under FOIA and EIR, which is published on the Council's website, however I will write to you in advance should the processing of your request require a fee, or if we should require further any information/clarification from you.
Yours sincerely
Helen Britton for
Vicky Eagle
Administrator – FOI and EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
01271 388262
Dear Sir/Madam
I write in response to your request for information received 19 June 2019.
Section 1(1)(a) of the Act requires the Council to inform you whether it holds information of the description specified in your request. I confirm that the Council does hold this information. In discharge of its obligation under section 1(1)(b) I can provide you with the following information in response in 2018:
1. One
2. £100 which is reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days
3. Zero
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to request an internal review which should be received within two months from the date of the response letter and should be sent to;
Solicitor & Data Protection Officer
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510
Email: [email address]
Yours faithfully
Vicky Eagle
Administrator, FOI & EIR
Legal Services
North Devon Council
PO Box 379, Barnstaple, EX32 2GR
[North Devon Council request email]
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