Environmental Health & Trading Standards: fines, income & prosecutions
Case reference FOI2022/00719
Published 16 June 2022
Request
I write to request the following data, via Freedom of Information provisions.
1. Financial information regarding the Environment and Trading Standard's Department (ETSD).
A. The INCOME RECEIVED or RECOVERED from FINES and COSTS awarded by the CRIMINAL COURT for breaches of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. Between 2014 - 2021.
AND B. For 2014- 2021 ( or available years) ALL INCOME GENERATED by the ETSD i.e. NOT internally awarded budgetary funding. The results will complete this this type of sentence:- . The ETSD generated an income of £#### of which ###% came from fines linked to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.
This has been clarified as follows:
I would like the "income" generated solely by : Criminal cases involving: Community Protection Notices/Order -legislation Police and Crime Anti-social Act 2014. This is solely administered by the Environment and Trading Standards Department.
That will be :- A. the costs awarded for a successful prosecution - working on the assumption that fines go direct to the Government Treasury
AND B . Fixed Penalties - working on the assumption that these fines go to the Council Treasury.
3. Statistical information
The number of prosecutions brought by the Environment and Trading Standards Department from 2014 - 2021 using the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. Reported by individual year.
Response
I write to request the following data, via Freedom of Information provisions.
1. Financial information regarding the Environment and Trading Standard's Department (ETSD).
A. The INCOME RECEIVED or RECOVERED from FINES and COSTS awarded by the CRIMINAL COURT for breaches of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. Between 2014 - 2021.
AND
B. For 2014- 2021 ( or available years) ALL INCOME GENERATED by the ETSD i.e. NOT internally awarded budgetary funding.
The results will complete this this type of sentence:- .
The ETSD generated an income of £#### of which ###% came from fines linked to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.
This has been clarified as follows:
I would like the "income" generated solely by :
Criminal cases involving:
Community Protection Notices/Order -legislation Police and Crime Anti-social Act 2014.
This is solely administered by the Environment and Trading Standards Department.
That will be :-
A. the costs awarded for a successful prosecution - working on the assumption that fines go direct to the Government Treasury AND
2014/15 - £0.00
2015/16 - £0.00
2016/17 - £0.00
2017/18 - £240
2018/19 - £0.00
2019/20 - £1550
2020/21 - £700
2021/22 - £0.00
The above figures are the costs only awarded by the court to the council for prosecutions in regard to the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014 community protection notices.
B . Fixed Penalties - working on the assumption that these fines go to the Council Treasury.
The below is in relation to Anti-Social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014 community protection notices
2014/15 - £0.00
2015/16 - £0.00
2016/17 - £0.00
2017/18 - £0.00
2018/19 - £0.00
2019/20 - £0.00
2020/21 - £0.00
2021/22 - £0.00
3. Statistical information
The number of prosecutions brought by the Environment and Trading Standards Department from 2014 - 2021 using the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. Reported by individual year.
2014/15 - 0
2015/16 - 0
2016/17 - 0
2017/18 - 2
2018/19 - 0
2019/20 - 2
2020/21 - 1
2021/22 - 1
Documents
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