Purpose

The Government, to tackle fly-tipping and
other waste crime, laid statutory instruments
to allow local authorities to increase penalties for relevant
offences to act as a greater deterrence.
This report sets out the increases and recommends setting the new
maximum penalties with a reduction to encourage early
payment.
New maximum penalties can be applied to fly-
tipping, littering, flyposting and distribution of
free matter offences. This report sets out the increases and
recommends setting the new
maximum penalties with a reduction to encourage early
payment.
The present levels of fixed penalty notice charges issued by Stroud
District Council have not increased for many years and is no longer
a deterrent to those who wish to commit this type of crime
throughout the district.
It is recommended that the FPN increases are for the maximum amount
for each offence as detailed below in background information.
Other Local Authorities throughout Gloucestershire have increased
or looking to increase their FPN charges to act as a
deterrent.
If Stroud District Council wishes not to increase FPN charges to
the maximum allowed by the Government, it may encourage criminals
to commit enviro crime in the Stroud district as opposed to other
districts in the county and bordering districts whose charges are
higher.

Decision

Stroud District Council to increase the
maximum levels of fixed penalty notice charges to discourage
fly-tipping and other enviro-crimes in the Stroud District area
listed below.