Littering and Dog Fouling Fixed Penalty Notices

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Dear Chiltern District 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

Sarah Helm,

King George V House, King George V Road
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AW
Email: [1][email address]
www.chiltern.gov.uk
 
 

CHILTERN AND SOUTH BUCKS DISTRICT COUNCILS
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Date: 14/01/2019
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For the attention of: G Brady
Our Ref: FOI 17468
 
   
   
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King George V House, King George V Road
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5AW
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CHILTERN AND SOUTH BUCKS DISTRICT COUNCILS
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Date: 25/01/2019
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For the attention of: G Brady
Our Ref: FOI 17468
 
   
   
Dear Sir / Madam,

Following your request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (FOIA), we would like to inform you that requests for
environmental information will be exempted from being dealt with under the
FOIA (Section 39). The effect of this exemption is to ensure that a
request for Environmental Information is dealt with in accordance with the
Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) 2004.

1. Which department is responsible for enforcing against Littering?
Environmental Health

2. Do you use a private company to enforce against Littering?
No

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)?
Don’t use FPNs.

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.
Don’t use FPNs.

6. How many FPNs did you issue for littering in 2018?
Don’t use FPNs.

7. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were paid?
Don’t use FPNs.

8. How many FPNs issued for Littering in 2018 were prosecuted for failing
to pay the FPN?
Don’t use FPNs.

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

Don’t use FPN’s.

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

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

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

13. What is the legislation you enforce Dog Fouling under? e.g. Dog
Control Order, fouling of land act or PSPO etc.
Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996

14. How many FPNs did you issue for Dog Fouling in 2018?
1

15. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were paid?
1

16. How many FPNs issued for Dog Fouling in 2018 were prosecuted for
failing to pay the FPN?
0

17. Do you enforce against any other Dog Control Orders or PSPO’s that are
dog related?
No

18. What is the full price of a Dog Fouling FPN?
£50

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.
No

20. How many Parks do you have within the local authority boundary
37

21. If you have answered yes to questions 2 and 11, could you confirm the
contract end date?
March 2020 

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