Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report which provided Members with details of the new powers which enable Council’s to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for fly-tipping offences and requested approval to endorse proposals in respect of the suggested approach to the use of these new powers in Halton. It was reported that both nationally and locally statistics indicated that fly tipping was on the increase.

            At a previous meeting of the Board held on 16^th November 2016, Members of the Board were advised of efforts to reduce incidents of fly tipping and the Waste Working Party was asked to consider the Council’s approach to the use of Fixed Penalty Notices for fly tipping offences. The report set out details of the Council’s new powers and following the work undertaken by the Waste Working Party, the proposals in respect of the suggested Fixed Penalty Notice levels to be set by the Council.

            Having considered the options available it was recommended that the Council introduced Fixed Penalty Notices for fly-tipping offences set at the maximum level of £400 with a discounted amount of £300 if paid within 10 days.

            RESOLVED: That

1)    Members receive the report;

2)    the Council’s approach to dealing with fly-tipping as set out in the report be endorsed; and

3)    a report be presented to the Executive Board recommending that the Council’s Fixed Penalty Notice levels for fly-tipping offences be set at the amounts detailed within in this report.