Littering and Dog Fouling Fixed Penalty Notices

The request was successful.

Dear Southampton City Council,

Could you answer the following questions please?

1. Which department is responsible for enforcing against Littering?
2. Do you use a private company to enforce against Littering?
3. If you answered yes to question 2, could you confirm the name of the private company?
4. What is the full price of a Littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)?
5. Do you have a discounted price for a littering FPN and if yes, how long is the discounted period? e.g. The FPN will be discounted to £50 if paid within 10 days.
6. How many FPNs did you issue for littering in 2018?
7. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were paid?
8. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were prosecuted for failing to pay the FPN?
9. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were for smoking-related materials e.g. Cigarette butts, rolled up cigarettes or Cigars?
10. Could you confirm which department is responsible for enforcing against Dog Fouling?
11. Do you use a private company to enforce against Dog Fouling?
12. If you answered yes to question 11, could you confirm the name of the private company?
13. What is the legislation you enforce Dog Fouking under? e.g. Dog Control Order, fouling of land act or PSPO etc.
14. How many FPNs did you issue for Dog Fouling in 2018?
15. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were paid?
16. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were prosecuted for failing to pay the FPN?
17. Do you enforce against any other Dog Control Orders or PSPO’s that are dog related?
18. What is the full price of a Dog Fouling FPN?
19. Do you have a discounted price for a Dog Fouling FPN and if yes, how long is the discounted period? e.g. The FPN will be discounted to £50 if paid within 10 days.
20. How many Parks do you have within the local authority boundary
21. If you have answered yes to questions 2 and 11, could you confirm the contract end date?

Yours faithfully,

Mr G Brady

Information, Southampton City Council

Thank you for contacting Southampton City Council.

Your enquiry will be passed to the relevant team/officer for action.

If you have made a request for information, you will receive a response
promptly, and within the statutory timeframe for compliance. Once your
request has been logged, you will receive further details of this, and you
may be contacted if we require further information from you.

If you have any queries, please contact the Council's Corporate Legal Team
on 023 8083 2129.

This email is confidential but may have to be disclosed under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018, or the
Environmental Information Regulations 2004. If you are not the person or
organisation it was meant for, apologies, please ignore it, delete it, and
notify us. SCC does not make legally binding agreements or accept formal
notices/proceedings by email. E-mails may be monitored. This email (and
its attachments) is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it
is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or
confidential. If it has come to you in error, you must take no action
based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone.

Information, Southampton City Council

Dear G Brady,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 14/01/2019.
It has been determined that you have requested the following information:

 

1. Which department is responsible for enforcing against Littering?

2. Do you use a private company to enforce against Littering?

3. If you answered yes to question 2, could you confirm the name of the
private company?

4. What is the full price of a Littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)?

5. Do you have a discounted price for a littering FPN and if yes, how long
is the discounted period? e.g. The FPN will be discounted to £50 if paid
within 10 days.

6. How many FPNs did you issue for littering in 2018?

7. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were paid?

8. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were prosecuted for failing
to pay the FPN?

9. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were for smoking-related
materials e.g. Cigarette butts, rolled up cigarettes or Cigars?

10. Could you confirm which department is responsible for enforcing
against Dog Fouling?

11. Do you use a private company to enforce against Dog Fouling?

12. If you answered yes to question 11, could you confirm the name of the
private company?

13. What is the legislation you enforce Dog Fouling under? e.g. Dog
Control Order, fouling of land act or PSPO etc.

14. How many FPNs did you issue for Dog Fouling in 2018?

15. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were paid?

16. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were prosecuted for
failing to pay the FPN?

17. Do you enforce against any other Dog Control Orders or PSPO’s that are
dog related?

18. What is the full price of a Dog Fouling FPN?

19. Do you have a discounted price for a Dog Fouling FPN and if yes, how
long is the discounted period? e.g. The FPN will be discounted to £50 if
paid within 10 days.

20. How many Parks do you have within the local authority boundary

21.  If you have answered yes to questions 2 and 11, could you confirm the
contract end date?

 

If this is not correct, please contact [1][email address]
to clarify your request as soon as possible.

 

Unless clarified otherwise, your request is being dealt with under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and will be forwarded to the
service area(s) holding the information. Your request will be answered
promptly, and within twenty working days of the date your request was
received.

 

Please note, the service area(s) holding the information may need further
information from you to locate the information sought once they have
received the request, and you will be contacted again should this be
necessary.

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

The Council now publishes responses to requests made to it under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004. These responses are available on the Council’s website
– 

 

[2]http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...

 

The Council also routinely publishes information on its Publication
Scheme:

 

[3]http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...

 

If the information you have requested in your current request has been
requested recently then it is likely that our response to that request is
already available to you via the disclosure log or via the Publication
Scheme. You may wish to view our disclosure log and Publication scheme to
ascertain whether the information you are seeking is already published. If
you find the information you are seeking, please let us know accordingly
and we will close your request. If we do not hear from you further we will
continue to process your request in accordance with the relevant
legislation.

Regards,

 

Nathan Matterson
Junior Legal Assistant

Legal & Governance

Southampton and Fareham Legal Services Partnership
Southampton City Council
Tel: 023 8083 3000 (switchboard)

[4]@SouthamptonCC    [5]facebook.com/SotonCC

 

FOI-1819-1132-028352/01043230

This email is confidential but may have to be disclosed under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, the Data Protection Act 2018, or the
Environmental Information Regulations 2004. If you are not the person or
organisation it was meant for, apologies, please ignore it, delete it, and
notify us. SCC does not make legally binding agreements or accept formal
notices/proceedings by email. E-mails may be monitored. This email (and
its attachments) is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it
is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and/or
confidential. If it has come to you in error, you must take no action
based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone.

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...
3. http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-de...
4. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url...
5. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url...

Giany, Gurpreet, Southampton City Council

3 Attachments

Dear G Brady

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request of 15^th January  2019  in
relation to Littering and Dog Fouling Fixed Penalty Notices.

 

Please find attached Southampton City Council’s response to your request.

 

Kind regards

 

Gurpreet Giany

Business Support Officer

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

[1][email address]

 

[2]welfarescc1200px2

 

[3]STAY CONNECTED LOGO - email size

Southampton City Council has an e-alerts system called ‘Stay Connected’.
It can keep you updated on a range of topics from major events to bin
collections. [4]Sign up here. Please share with others and [5]let us know
what you think.

show quoted sections