The following named people have been prosecuted, following a full trial, for dropping litter. The majority of cases for littering are dealt with via a Single Justice Procedure, a summary of these results can be found below.
Details of all the successful prosecutions we have brought about on a range of issues such as fly tipping, not using authorised people to dispose of waste, littering, failing to clear waste from your land, creating nuisance noise or misusing blue badges.
The following named people have been prosecuted, following a full trial, for breach of the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) relating to Dogs and Dog Control. This PSPO covers dog fouling, dogs in dog exclusion areas, not having the means to pick up after a dog, and failure to have a dog on a lead when required or requested by an authorised officer. Breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order is an offence under section 67 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.
The following people have been prosecuted for failing to remove waste from their garden, yard or land. The Notices they were served with include Abatement Notices, Community Protection Notices (CPN) and Prevention of Damage by Pests Act Notices (PDPA)
A man described by a sentencing judge as a “professional fly-tipper” was ordered to undergo 100 hours of unpaid work (to be completed over 12 months) and required to pay full prosecution costs of £847.81 plus a £114 surcharge.
Statutory Nuisance is dealt with under the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Other legislation, such as the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 can also be utilised to tackle excessive noise. We have successfully prosecuted the following people for noise nuisance:
We have successfully prosecuted the following people for the collection of waste without being a registered waste carrier. Contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Control of Pollution ( Amendment ) Act 1989. Please note that offences of this nature are sometimes dealt with by means other than prosecution
It is a criminal offence, under the Road Traffic Act 1984 for a disabled persons blue badge to be misused. These are the people we have prosecuted for this offence.
We have successfully prosecuted the following people for offences under the Housing Act 2004 relating to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).