FOI Request - Fly Tipping Incidents
Request 101003615746
1. How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date).
a) Please break down the number of incidents by month where possible to highlight which months are most common for fly tipping / have the highest number of fly tipping incidents?
2. In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
3. How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
4. How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
5a) Have you recently increased fly tipping fines?
b) If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously?
Response 30-08-2024
1.
| Month | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (to date) |
| Jan | 17 | 22 | 12 | 17 |
| Feb | 21 | 10 | 27 | 14 |
| Mar | 50 | 7 | 13 | 14 |
| Apr | 35 | 17 | 10 | 20 |
| May | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Jun | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Jul | 16 | 16 | 22 | 13 |
| Aug | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Sep | 14 | 10 | 10 | |
| Oct | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
| Nov | 16 | 10 | 17 | |
| Dec | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| Total: | 229 | 155 | 166 | 118 |
2. Not held. We do not record the costs for cleaning up fly tipping separately as we include these tasks within the normal daily tasks for vehicles and crews within the vicinity of the incident. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
3. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
4. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
5a) Yes
b) The value of Fixed Penalty Notices for Fly-tipping is set by the Scottish Government. The cost increased from £200 to £500 on 1 Jan 2024.