FOI Request - Litter Prosecutions and Fines
Request 101002668222
Under the Freedom of Information, please could you provide me with the following information:
• The number of prosecutions for dropping litter by the council, and the outcomes of those prosecutions, in each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020).
• The number of fixed penalty notices issued for dropping litter by the council and/or private contractors employed by the council in each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020).
• The number of fixed penalty notices for littering which were paid, unpaid or cancelled (and/or other relevant statuses) at the end of each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)?
• The amount of money collected from these fixed penalty notices for littering in each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020).
• The number of prosecutions brought for non-payment of the FPNs for littering in each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)?
• The annual expenditure by the council on littering enforcement in each of the previous five calendar years (i.e. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020).
Response 29.01.21
| Year | No. of FPNs issued for littering | Paid/Unpaid |
| 2016 | 0 | N/A |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 paid (£80), 2 unpaid |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 paid (£80 each) |
| 2019 | 0 | N/A |
| 2020 | 0 | N/A |
There have been no prosecutions for dropping litter by the council, nor any prosecutions brought for non-payment of the FPNs for littering.
There is no specific budget dedicated to tackling littering - this falls to the Community Wardens who deal with littering as a small part of their duties. We are therefore unable to provide an annual expenditure by the council on littering enforcement as this information is not held and is exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.