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Birmingham City Council to introduce fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping offences (20 April 2016)
Date: 20/04/2016
Birmingham City Council is to introduce fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping offences, as part of the council’s ongoing crackdown on illegal refuse dumping in Birmingham.
The fixed penalties are being introduced through new powers granted to local authorities under the Unauthorised Deposit of Waste (Fixed Penalties) Regulations 2016 – and are designed to reduce the burden of taking a smaller-scale matter to court.
Local authorities can set the level of fixed penalty, which the regulations state must be between £150 and £400.
Birmingham City Council’s Licensing and Public Protection Committee will decide on a level for the city when it meets on Wednesday April 20 – and will also consider whether to set a reduced penalty for early payment.
Acting Strategic Director for Place at Birmingham City Council, Jacqui Kennedy, said:
“We all have a responsibility to ensure we dispose of our waste appropriately.
“In Birmingham, we take a zero tolerance approach to fly-tipping, which blights communities, takes up valuable resources and places a financial burden on the taxpayer.
“These new fixed penalty notices will enable us to target offenders without the need to take certain cases to court – while also sending out a clear message that such inconsiderate behaviour will not be tolerated in our city.
“We will not hesitate to take action against those who believe they are above the law, including pursuing prosecution where necessary and where there is compelling evidence.”
Penalty notices will be payable within 14 days of issue. Failure to pay will result in prosecution for the original offence. Serious cases will continue to be prosecuted, Birmingham City Council said.
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