Private firm to profit fromlitter fines
District Enforcement Ltd will collect all of the revenue brought in by fixed penalty notices for people who drop litter, don’t clean up after their dogs, or let their dogs run off-lead where they are banned.
It has also been decided that fines for rule-breakers will be increased from £80 to £100.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide AdFor each fine paid, just 12.5 per cent of this would be the passed back to Wyre Council, with the remainder being kept by the company to pay for the programme, set to run for 12 months. Hardhorn with Highcross ward councillor Simon Bridge said: “District Enforcement will manage the fixed penalty notice process with regard to issuing, tracking, complaints resolution and financial management.
“Where it appears that an offender has failed to pay a FPN issued, the District Enforcement will compile a prosecution case file for the use of Wyre’s legal team.”
The scheme aims to ‘deliver cost-effective, quality services, improve the health and wellbeing of Wyre communities, and promote a cleaner and greener Wyre’, according to documents found on the council’s website.
Coun Bridge added: “It is envisaged that other measures may be introduced as the partnership becomes more established.
Advertisement
Hide AdAdvertisement
Hide Ad“District Enforcement will manage the fixed penalty notice process with regard to issuing, tracking, complaints resolution and financial management. “This is a pilot scheme which will run initially for 12 months with the scheme to be reviewed.”
Earlier this summer, it was revealed there had only been five penalty notices issued because of dog fouling in Wyre in the 14 months previous to June.