ENFORCEMENT AND THE USE OF FIXED PENALTY NOTICES

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ENFORCEMENT AND THE USE OF FIXED PENALTY NOTICES

• Steve Kirby - Enforcement and Technical Services
  Manager
• Elaine Thomas Community Warden

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ESTABLISHING THE TEAM

• 3 shifts of 3 Wardens and Assistant Manager
• 4 on, 2 off rota
• Hours covered 06.30 to 21.30 every day
• Normal Method of Working , 1 Double Crewed
  Vehicle, 1 Lone Worker

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HOW THE SERVICE IS PAID FOR

• Permanent service paid for by the council
• No funding from ODPM
• Budget this year of 356,000

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GENERAL AND PPE

• Land Rover Discovery x 2
• Ford Connect x 2 ( 1 fitted out as dog warden
  van)
• Individual mobile phones
• Radios ( on same frequency as PCSOs)
• Attack alarm
• Hi-Vis vest to be worn at all times

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CRITERIA FOR EMPLOYING STAFF

• Previous security experience very desirable
• Flexible and confident
• Able to think on their feet
• Able to deal professionally with all types of
  people

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PRIORITIES

• Set by the Steering Group
• Currently
• Dealing with abandoned cars
• Litter and fly tipping
• Dealing with anti-social behaviour
• Travellers

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FACTORS AFFECTING SETTING OF PRIORITIES

• External forces
• Changes in legislation
• More P.C.S.Os
• Internal forces
• Loss of other duties
• Increased multi-agency working
• Move from education to greater enforcement

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WHAT IS A FIXED PENALTY NOTICE?

• Allows offence not to be treated as a summary
  offence
• If the offender denies the offence, a FPN cannot
  be issued. If there is enough evidence it must be
  treated as a summary offence and be processed
  through the Courts.

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ENFORCEMENT POLICY

• Fly tipping general (usually garden waste,
  hardcore etc)
• Usually 7 days warning, followed by fixed penalty
  if not cleared
• Fly tipping at recycling areas if evidence
  found, and offence admitted, then penalty issued
  immediately
• Dog Fouling - Penalty issued at time
• Tickets not issued to under 17s

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SUCCESSES AND ..

• Litter fines issued since launch 100
• Dog fouling fines issued since launch 12

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PROBLEMS

• RIPA
• No stake-outs
• No following
• Private Land
• Café society
• Littering from vehicles
• High cost of DVLA information

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HOW THE SERVICE HAS EVOLVED

• Move to targeted blitzes
• Signposted
• Advertised
• Working with other agencies
• Joint tasking
• Working with other Council departments
• Environmental Health
• Housing
• Intensive Care Team

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THE WAY FORWARD PART 1

• Closer work with Environmental Health on fly
  tipping issues
• Moving forward from fixed penalties
• Getting the schools on board
• Patrols
• Education
• No penalties issued to under 17s
• hearts and minds the way forward?

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THE WAY FORWARD PART 2

• Protocols for dealing building work
• When is fly tipping not fly tipping ?
• Getting to grips with green waste
• Feeding the birds environmental and cultural
  issues