427 East Hampshire Commercial Services Enforcement Agreement PDF 99 KB
The
report will provide an update on the current East Hampshire Council
Commercial Services enforcement agreement and recommendations for
how the agreement will operate in the future.
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Minutes]
Minutes:
Upon the invitation of the Chair, the Environmental Services
& Strategy Manager presented the report to the Committee. He
explained that the purpose of the report was to seek the
Committee’s approval to extend the partnership agreement with
East Hampshire Council Commercial Services, which provided a
littering and dog fouling enforcement service at zero cost to the
taxpayer. He highlighted paragraph 4.12, an update regarding the
Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs). The report also detailed a break to
the service due to Covid-19, where patrols stopped in line with
restrictions, however he noted that the Enforcement Officers were
given alternative responsibilities during this period.
Members then
took part in a question-and-answer session and the following points
were made:
- It was noted that
there was a cost to the public when additional litter bins were put
in hotspot areas.
- Where should the
public direct intelligence regarding hot spot areas? The
Environmental Services & Strategy Manager
explained people could get in touch directly with himself or Dan
Cox, Cleansing Operations Manager.
- How much were the
FPNs? Were these usually issued for large scale offences or
singular items of litter? The Environmental Services & Strategy
Manager explained the cost of an FPN was £60 if paid within
the appropriate timescales, and these were usually issued for
singular items of litter.
- Why was there a spike
since May 2022? The Environmental Services & Strategy Manager
explained there were usually more people out and about in the
summer months and therefore the numbers of FPNs issued were usually
higher.
- If this generated
income, why would Arun not take this over themselves? The
Environmental Services & Strategy Manager explained there was
not huge profit generated from this service, it covered the
baseline costs and East Hampshire were market leaders in the
service and carried out the scheme very successfully.
- Was there an
arrangement with local schools regarding the litter dropped by
children? The Environmental Services &
Strategy Manager thought this may have been done in the past, and
could be something to look at reinvesting any income generated from
the scheme into.
The
recommendation was proposed by Councillor Chace and seconded by
Councillor English.
The
Committee
RESOLVED
That an
extension to the existing agency agreement with East Hampshire
Council Commercial Services for a period of up to 3 years in line
with the principles as set out in the report, be
supported.