Cigarette butts – Fixed Penalty Notices per local authority in England
Dear Braintree District 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 Naomi
Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request received on the
19/06/2019.
Reference 3932 has been applied to your request which will be looked into
and a response provided within 20 working days.
Should you have any queries in the meantime, please contact the Freedom of
Information Team at [1][Braintree District Council request email]
Kind Regards
Lucy Day
Performance & Improvement Apprentice
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk
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Dear Naomi
I am writing regarding your Freedom of Information request received by the
department on the 19 June 2019
The Freedom of Information Act enables access to information held by the
Council, subject to the exemptions contained within the Act. The Act does
not require the Council to create information to respond to a request if
the requested information is not held, nor to give an opinion or comment.
Please find our response to your Freedom of Information request below:
1. How many Fixed Penalty Notices has your council handed out in 2018 for
the littering of cigarette butts?
43
2. How much is your FPN for littering cigarette butts?
£100
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?
0
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dealt with your request in the first instance you may approach Emma Wisbey
Governance and Member Manager in writing at the following address:
Braintree District Council, Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, Essex,
CM7 9HB.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right of appeal
under S50 of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision
by contacting the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow SK9 5AF, [1][email address]
Kind regards
Mike Gosling
Performance & Information Officer
Braintree District Council | Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7
9HB
01376 552525| [2]www.braintree.gov.uk
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