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Alun Michael
I have been asked to reply.
Within Defra's area of responsibility local authorities in England are able to issue fixed penalty notices for offences related to litter, dog fouling and, since 31 March, graffiti and fly-posting They can also issue fixed penalty notices for night time noise offences but, until 31 March, only if they elected to do so. Only information for each is available in the form requested and the following information shows the litter fixed penalty notices issued in each local authority in the last five years. Local authorities that are not named did not issue any fixed penalty notices for litter during these periods.
| 1998–99 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| East Midlands |
0 |
| East of England |
| Colchester BC |
69 |
| Basildon DC |
13 |
| St. Albans CC |
2 |
| London |
| Westminster CC |
3,486 |
| LB Hackney |
520 |
| LB Wandsworth |
242 |
| LB Greenwich |
120 |
| LB Ealing |
100 |
| RB of Kensington and Chelsea |
86 |
| LB Tower Hamlets |
43 |
| LB Richmond upon Thames |
1 |
| North East |
| Darlington BC |
1 |
| North West |
| Wycombe DC |
11 |
| Restormel BC |
9 |
| Warrington BC |
1 |
| South East |
| Swale BC |
4 |
| Brighton and Hove BC |
1 |
| Canterbury CC |
1 |
| Portsmouth CC |
1 |
| South West |
| S Somerset DC |
9 |
| Mid Devon DC |
2 |
| West Midlands |
0 |
| Yorkshire and Humber |
| Bradford CC |
54 |
| Ribble Valley BC |
1 |
| 1999–2000 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| East Midlands |
0 |
| East of England |
| Colchester BC |
47 |
| Basildon DC |
13 |
| Broxbourne BC |
4 |
| St Albans CC |
4 |
| Braintree DC |
2 |
| London |
| Westminster CC |
2,076 |
| LB Ealing |
310 |
| LB Tower Hamlets |
206 |
| RB of Kensington of Chelsea |
126 |
| LB Wandsworth |
46 |
866W
| 1999–2000 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| North East |
|
| Middlesbrough CC |
44 |
| Darlington BC |
14 |
| North West |
| Hyndburn BC |
4 |
| Warrington BC |
2 |
| South East |
| Canterbury CC |
28 |
| Swale BC |
6 |
| Crawley BC |
2 |
| Portsmouth CC |
1 |
| South West |
| S Somerset DC |
3 |
| E Devon DC |
2 |
| West Midlands |
0 |
| Yorkshire and Humber |
| Bradford MDC |
30 |
| 2000–01 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| East Midlands |
| S Northamptonshire DC |
1 |
| East of England |
| Colchester BC |
35 |
| Braintree DC |
16 |
| Basildon DC |
15 |
| Broxbourne BC |
9 |
| St Albans CC |
6 |
| Maldon DC |
2 |
| London |
| LB Ealing |
489 |
| RB of Kensington of Chelsea |
466 |
| LB Lambeth |
321 |
| LB Tower Hamlets |
250 |
| LB Lewisham |
149 |
| LB Redbridge |
121 |
| LB Wandsworth |
64 |
| LB Hammersmith and Fulham |
13 |
| LB Richmond upon thames |
4 |
| North East |
| Middlesbrough CC |
46 |
| Darlington BC |
29 |
| S Tyneside DC |
12 |
| North West |
| Hyndburn BC |
11 |
| Ribble Valley BC |
1 |
| South East |
| Southampton CC |
63 |
| New Forest DC |
12 |
| Maidstone BC |
2 |
| Swale BC |
2 |
| Canterbury CC |
1 |
| South West |
| Christchurch BC |
18 |
| Bournemouth BC |
6 |
| Bath and North East Somerset |
1 |
| Exeter CC |
1 |
| West Midlands |
| Birmingham CC |
59 |
| Dudley DC |
15 |
867W
| 2000–01 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| Yorkshire and Humber |
| Bradford MDC |
7 |
| 2001–02 |
| Local authority |
Number off fines issued |
| East Midlands |
|
| Gedling DC |
13 |
| East of England |
|
| Colchester BC |
54 |
| Broxbourne BC |
30 |
| Braintree DC |
11 |
| Tendring DC |
3 |
| Basildon DC |
2 |
| Milton Keynes BC |
2 |
| St. Albans CC |
2 |
| London |
|
| Westminster CC |
17.862 |
| RB of Kensington and Chelsea |
643 |
| LB Lewisham |
513 |
| LB Ealing |
504 |
| LB Lambeth |
309 |
| LB Wandsworth |
197 |
| LB Hammersmith and Fulham |
195 |
| LB Greenwich |
159 |
| LB Barking and Dagenham |
84 |
| LB Redbridge |
14 |
| LB Enfield |
8 |
| North East |
|
| Newcastle upon Tyne CC |
117 |
| Middlesbrough CC |
99 |
| Stockton-on-Tees DC |
46 |
| Sedgefield DC |
26 |
| Darlington BC |
14 |
| N Tyneside BC |
1 |
| North West |
|
| Oldham BC |
23 |
| Hyndburn BC |
11 |
| Burnley BC |
1 |
| South East |
|
| Southampton CC |
68 |
| Brighton and Hove BC |
52 |
| Wycombe DC |
17 |
| Thanet DC |
8 |
| Maidstone BC |
6 |
| Portsmouth CC |
1 |
| South West |
|
| E Devon DC |
1 |
| Exeter CC |
1 |
| West Midlands |
|
| Birmingham CC |
339 |
| Dudley DC |
29 |
| Sandwell BC |
24 |
| Rugby BC |
5 |
| Wolverhampton CC |
1 |
| Yorkshire and Humber |
|
| Bradford MDC |
60 |
| Rotherham DC |
60 |
| 1 Westminster figures for 2001–02 includes figures for 2000–01, |
| 2002–03 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| East Midlands |
|
| Blaby DC |
3 |
868W
| 2002–03 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| S Kesteven DC |
1 |
| East of England |
| Luton BC |
42 |
| Broxbourne BC |
36 |
| Colchester BC |
33 |
| Tendring DC |
32 |
| St. Albans CC |
28 |
| Stevenage BC |
10 |
| Braintree DC |
7 |
| Chelmsford BC |
5 |
| Basildon DC |
4 |
| St. Edmundsbury BC |
4 |
| Maldon DC |
3 |
| Forest Heath DC |
2 |
| London |
| Westminster CC |
8,547 |
| RB of Kensington and Chelsea |
539 |
| LB Lewisham |
272 |
| LB Southwark |
258 |
| LB Haringey |
152 |
| LB Newham |
124 |
| LB Barking and Dagenham |
75 |
| LB Waltham Forest |
68 |
| LB Tower Hamlets |
65 |
| LB Enfield |
42 |
| LB Greenwich |
40 |
| LB Wandsworth |
37 |
| LB Islington |
14 |
| LB Redbridge |
10 |
| LB Richmond upon Thames |
5 |
| North East |
| Newcastle upon Tyne CC |
239 |
| Stockton-on-Tees DC |
108 |
| Redcar and Cleveland DC |
60 |
| Darlington BC |
14 |
| N Tyneside BC |
3 |
| North West |
| Wigan BC |
294 |
| Carlisle CC |
108 |
| Ribble Valley BC |
55 |
| Burnley BC |
41 |
| Oldham BC |
22 |
| Rossendale BC |
17 |
| Hyndburn BC |
16 |
| Allerdale BC |
2 |
| Manchester CC |
2 |
| Chorley BC |
1 |
| Warrington BC |
1 |
| South East |
| Southampton CC |
95 |
| Milton Keynes BC |
64 |
| Wycombe DC |
27 |
| Maidstone BC |
9 |
| Canterbury CC |
4 |
| Portsmouth CC |
1 |
| Thanet DC |
1 |
| South West |
| N Cornwall DC |
9 |
| Exeter CC |
6 |
| Restormel BC |
2 |
| E Devon DC |
1 |
| Sedgemoor DC |
1 |
| West Midlands |
| Birmingham CC |
740 |
| Sandwell BC |
102 |
| Dudley DC |
19 |
| Wolverhampton CC |
3 |
| Coventry CC |
1 |
869W
| 2002–03 |
| Local authority |
Number of fines issued |
| Yorkshire and Humber |
| Rotherham DC |
208 |
| Sheffield CC |
76 |
| Barnsley MBC |
10 |