Re: Your request for information concerning:

Environmental Enforcement - Washington Wards

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Customer Request Number: FOI_5260

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Dear Mr Jones,

I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the Council hold this
information, as detailed below.

Please provide a breakdown by type of fine issued (eg dog fouling,
flytipping etc) by enforcement agents per month since May 2021, by ward in
Washington.

I can confirm since 1^st May 2021, a total of 141 Fixed Penalty Notices
(FPN) have been issued by the Neighbourhood Enforcement Team. Please note
that we do not employ agents, where all enforcement staff, are directly
employed by Sunderland City Council.

Please see detailed below the breakdown (per Washington Ward), including
the type of offence, why the FPN was issued:-

  Central East North South West

   
Littering 63 6 46 2 3
Fly-tipping   1 4 2 1
Breach Public Spaces Protection Order- 1   1    
allowing a dog off a lead in a prohibited
area
Breach Public Spaces Protection Order- dog     1    
fouling
Breach Public Spaces Protection Order- 6        
removal of a shopping trolley from a
designated area
Duty of Care Offence-Failure to provide   3      
waste documentation relating to the removal
and disposal of commercial waste
Duty of Care Offence- Failure to ensure     1    
waste is transferred to an authorised waste
carrier
TOTAL 70 10 53 4 4

This information has been provided in response to a Freedom of Information
request and this must be acknowledged in any subsequent use of the
information. In addition, the authority must be notified of any proposed
re-use of this information for commercial or other purposes.

I hope this is satisfactory. If, however, you are dissatisfied with our
response to your request for information, you can ask for the decision to
be reviewed in reply to this letter, however any request for review must
be submitted within 40 days of the date of this freedom of information
response. The review will be removed from the Directorate and coordinated
by the Council’s team of Solicitors. A request for review should be
directed, by email to [1][Sunderland City Council request email] by post or
by hand addressed to Business Support, Sunderland City Council, City Hall,
Plater Way SR1 3DP.

If this fails to resolve your concerns, then you have the right to apply
to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Kind Regards

Angela

Angela Snowdon

Compliance Officer

City Development Directorate

Sunderland City Council

Email: [2][email address]

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Dear Mr Jones

Please find attached the FOI response in a PDF format as requested.

Kind Regards

Steve Hanratty
Business Manager
Economic Regeneration
City Development Directorate
Sunderland City Council
www.sunderland.gov.uk

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