Flytipping
Case reference EIR2024/01320
Received 1 August 2024
Published 22 August 2024
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
• How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date). Please breakdown 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?
• In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
• How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
• How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
• Have you recently increased fly tipping fines? If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously?
Response
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:
• How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported each year for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date). Please breakdown 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?
A:
|
Month |
|
Number of Fly tips |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Jan |
|
29 |
19 |
46 |
29 |
|
Feb |
|
26 |
18 |
36 |
25 |
|
Mar |
|
32 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
|
April |
|
9 |
27 |
23 |
22 |
|
May |
|
10 |
23 |
25 |
30 |
|
June |
|
11 |
21 |
29 |
17 |
|
July |
|
10 |
36 |
42 |
14 |
|
August |
|
16 |
31 |
23 |
|
|
September |
|
13 |
33 |
27 |
|
|
October |
|
24 |
26 |
32 |
|
|
November |
|
35 |
47 |
22 |
|
|
December |
|
12 |
20 |
9 |
|
• In total, how much has been paid to remove/clean up following fly tipping each year in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
A:
|
|
Amount |
|
|
21/22 |
27,530.31 |
|
|
22/23 |
26,587.66 |
|
|
23/24 |
13,412.93 |
|
|
24/25 |
6,492.01 |
|
|
|
74,022.90 |
|
|
Based on August 24 COSTD |
The Service Area have advised they only have figures based on financial years.
• How many fly tipping fines have been given out in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
A: 2021 x 1
2022 x 1
2023 x 6
2024 x 5 (to date)
• How much money has been paid in fly tipping fines in the years of: 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 (to date)
A: 2021 = £400
2022 = £400
2023 = £2400
2024 = £2000
Total = £5200
• Have you recently increased fly tipping fines? If yes, please can you tell us how much you fine for fly tipping now (current date) versus previously?
A: The Service Area has advised that fly tipping is remaining steady and they are doing their best with a small team of 3.5 x Enforcement officers to combat this criminal activity. The fine is remaining the same currently and HC has no intention currently of increasing that.
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