Issue - meetings

To submit a joint report by the Head of Highways, Waste and Property and the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

It was RESOLVED :-

·           To authorise the Council to enter into a 12 month trial with Kingdom to issue fixed penalty notices for environmental crimes including littering, dog fouling and fly-tipping, based on Option 3 noted in the report, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to the agreement for both parties;

·           To authorise the Head of Highways, Waste and Property and the Head of Regulation and Economic Development to appoint designated Kingdom enforcement staff as Authorised Officers of the Council to enable them to carry out enforcement work including issuing of relevant fixed penalty notices;

·           To authorise the relevant Head of Service to use any income generated from the issuing of fixed penalty notices for the purpose of meeting their service environmental objectives;

·           If after the initial three month period of the trial the service considers the pilot scheme is proceeding well, then the trial can be extended to include providing Penalty Notices for On Street and Off Street Parking subject to legal opinion with regard to TUPE obligations.

The joint report of the Head of Highways, Waste and Property and the Head of Regulation and Economic Development was presented to the Executive for

consideration with regard to establishing an Environmental Enforcement Trial.

The Portfolio Holder for Highways, Property and Waste Management said that the Council is considering entering into a 12 month trial with a company to issue fixed penalty notices for environmental crimes including littering, dog fouling and flytipping.

The Head of Highways, Waste and Property said that a private waste enforcement company known as Kingdom carries out the issuing of fixed penalty notices for littering and dog fouling for several local authorities. He noted that if the trail to issuing fixed penalty notices for littering, fly-tipping and dog fouling is successful then considering needs to be given to extending the contract to issue Penalty Notices for On-Street and Off-Street Parking.

Councillor Peter Rogers having requested to address the meeting said that the area of Newborough is experiencing dire parking issues and there is a need to include the issue of Penalty Notices for On-Street and Off-Street Parking within the contract with the private enforcement company Kingdom as a matter of urgency.

It was RESOLVED :-

· To authorise the Council to enter into a 12 month trial with Kingdom to

issue fixed penalty notices for environmental crimes including littering, dog fouling and fly-tipping, based on Option 3 noted in the report, with an option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to the agreement for both parties;

· To authorise the Head of Highways, Waste and Property and the Head of Regulation and Economic Development to appoint designated Kingdom enforcement staff as Authorised Officers of the Council to enable them to carry out enforcement work including issuing of relevant fixed penalty notices;

· To authorise the relevant Head of Service to use any income generated

from the issuing of fixed penalty notices for the purpose of meeting their service environmental objectives;

· If after the initial three month period of the trial the service considers the pilot scheme is proceeding well, then the trial can be extended to include providing Penalty Notices for On Street and Off Street Parking subject to legal opinion with regard to TUPE obligations.