Environmental enforcement

Environmental issues we enforce

We work with our partners to make our borough cleaner, safer and greener.

Littering and fly-tipping is illegal and we may be fine or prosecute people who do this.

Our Corporate Enforcement Policy governs how we do this. It follows the Regulators' Code issued by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

What we investigate

We are authorised to investigate the following environment offences:

  • presenting rubbish and recycling bins too early, or contaminating recycling boxes/bins
  • graffiti and flyposting
  • business premises not disposing of their waste correctly
  • dog fouling
  • fly-tipping
  • littering.

Penalty fines we issue (Fixed Penalty Notices)

Unlawful repairs/sale of vehicle on roads

Act: s 3/4/6(1) Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£60 £100 £2500

Abandoning a vehicle

Act: s 2(1)(a)/2A Refuse Disposal Amenity Act 1978

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£120 £200 £2500

Depositing litter

Act: s 87/88 Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£50 £75 £2500

Failure to comply with a street litter control notice

Act: s 93/94/94A Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£60 £100 £2500

Failure to comply with a litter clearing notice

Act: s 92/92A-c/94A Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£60 £100 £2500

Unauthorised distribution of free printed matter

Act: Schedule 3A, para. 1/7 Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£50 £75 £2500

Criminal damage and flyposting

Act: s 1 Criminal Damage Act 1971, s131/132 Highways Act 1990, s224 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and s 43/44 Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£50 £75 £2500

Failure to produce authority (waste carrier's licence)

Act: s 5/5B Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£180 £300 £5000

Failure to furnish documentation (waste transfer notes)

Act: s 34(5)/34A Environment Protection Act 1990 and regulation 35(6) Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£180 £300 £5000*

Offences in relation to waste receptacles

Act: s 46/47/47za/47zb Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£40 £60 £1000

Offences in relation to the illegal deposit of household, industrial, commercial or other controlled waste without a waste management licence (Fly-tipping)

Act: s 33(1)(a)/33ZA Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£200 £300 Unlimited

Failure to remove dog faeces (Dog fouling)

Act: s 59 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£50 £75 £1000

Depositing litter from vehicles

Act: The littering from vehicles outside of London (keeps: Civil Penalties) Legislation 2018

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£100 £150 £2500

Domestic duty of care

Act: 34(6) Environmental Protection Act 1990

Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days Full amount of penalty Maximum penalty on conviction
£200 £300 Unlimited

*or, on indictment, an unlimited fine