Council and councillors

Report No. 217/2018 was received from the Strategic Director for Places.

Mrs L Stephenson, Portfolio holder for Culture & Leisure, Highways & Transportation, introduced the report the purpose of which was to seek Cabinet approval to adopt and utilise the new powers as described in the report and the associated Enforcement Policy.

During discussion the following points were noted:

1. The recommendation from Officers was that the charge for contravention of the Policy should be £150 with no reduced fee for early repayment;
2. The annual cost for street cleaning of £600,000 as stated in the report included costs associated with cleansing town and village roads as well as cleansing rural roads, emptying dog waste bins, de-littering carriageways, verges and lay-bys; and
3. Mr Pye would enquire as to whether there was requirement to purchase a license for provision of catering at lay-bys.

DECISIONS:

1.    Cabinet APPROVED the adoption of the Littering from Vehicles Enforcement Policy included in appendix A of the report.

2.    Cabinet attributed a value of £150 to the Penalty notice for a contravention of the ‘Littering from Vehicles Outside London (Keepers:Civil Penalties) Regulations 2018’.

Reasons for the decisions

·       The option to not utilise the powers will restrict the Council’s ability to tackle littering and the effect it has on the County.

·       By approving the Littering From Vehicles Enforcement Policy officers would be able to reduce the impact of litter in the County.

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Mr D Pye left the meeting and did not return.

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