§ Lord Hardy of Wathasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish the number of prosecutions proved in respect of offences under the
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Number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for litter offences under Section 87 of the Enviromnental Protection Act 1990, by Police Force Area, 1995 and 1996
England and Wales 1995 1996 Police Force Area Total prosecutions Total convictions Total prosecutions Total convictions Avon and Somerset — — 3 3 Bedfordshire 7 5 5 4 Cambridgeshire 5 3 5 4 Cheshire — — 4 3 Cleveland 52 19 15 9 Cumbria 37 34 58 50 Derbyshire 9 5 11 10 Devon and Cornwall 10 8 22 15 Dorset — — 2 1 Durham 5 1 4 4 Essex 12 11 20 14 Gloucestershire 10 9 6 3 Greater Manchester 32 27 21 17 Hampshire 11 7 17 15 Hertfordshire 3 2 7 4 Humberside 11 5 4 1 Kent 5 4 4 2 Lancashire 4 4 9 8 Leicestershire 11 8 3 2 Lincolnshire 5 5 6 5 London, City of 12 8 4 2 Merseyside 2 1 6 4 Metropolitan Police 695 443 244 177 Norfolk — — — — Northamptonshire — — — — Northumbria 10 4 20 17 North Yorkshire 8 5 12 12 Nottinghamshire 9 6 5 3 South Yorkshire 22 14 13 9 Staffordshire 1 1 7 6 Suffolk 7 6 7 5 Surrey 2 1 2 2 Sussex — — — — Thames Valley 5 3 3 — Warwickshire — — — — West Mercia 15 13 8 6 West Midlands 10 5 5 4 West Yorkshire 30 24 17 8 Wiltshire 2 2 2 2 Litter Act 1983 in each police force area since 1995; and whether they will draw public attention to the penalties which such offences could incur. [HL226]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe offence of littering under Section 1 of the Litter Act 1983 has been replaced by Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Figures for the number of prosecutions and convictions in each police force area in 1995 and 1996 are given in the table.
Under the Act, local authorities are able to prosecute offenders or issue fixed penalties of £25 and are involved in publicising the possible penalties offenders may face. The Tidy Britain Group, which is largely funded by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, is also involved in conveying this message to the public through its campaigns and educational work.
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Number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for litter offences under Section 87 of the Enviromnental Protection Act 1990, by Police Force Area, 1995 and 1996 England and Wales 1995 1996 Police Force Area Total prosecutions Total convictions Total prosecutions Total convictions Dyfed-Powys 1 1 6 5 Gwent 14 9 19 18 North Wales 7 5 4 2 South Wales 20 15 16 12 England and Wales 1,101 723 626 468