Fixed Penalty and Civil Penalties
You may have received a fixed penalty notice or a Civil Penalty. This Notice offers you the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for the offence by payment of a penalty.
Pay your fixed penalty or civil penalty
The Council will have given a discount for early payment within 10 days.
No proceedings will be taken for the offence before the expiration of fourteen days following the date of the notice. If you do not pay the fixed penalty notice within the time you may be prosecuted for the offence and if convicted could receive a much larger fine. For offence LG9 this will involve civil proceedings.
The fixed penalty amount for offences are shown below and the legislation the fine has been issued under, including discounted rates for payment within 10 days.
| Code | Offence | Legislation | Fixed Penalty | Discount Rate | Max Penalty on Conviction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LG1 |
Nuisance Parking |
S6(1) Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005 |
£100 |
£60 |
Level 4 |
|
LG2 |
Abandoning a Vehicle |
S2A(1) Refuse Disposal Amenity Act 1978 |
£200 |
£120 |
Level 4 |
|
LG3 |
Litter |
S88(7) Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£150 |
£75 |
Level 4 |
|
LG4 |
Non compliance of Community Protection Notice |
S48 Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 |
£100 |
£70 |
Level 4 £20, 000 for a corporate body |
|
LG5 |
Unauthorised Distribution of Literature |
Sch 3A Paragraph 7(5) Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£150 |
£75 |
Level 4 |
|
LG6 |
Fly posting or Graffiti |
S43 A (3) Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 |
£150 |
£75 |
Variable |
|
LG7 |
Fail to Produce Authority (Waste Transfer Notes) |
S34A Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£300 |
£180 |
Unlimited fine |
|
LG8 |
Fail to furnish documentation (Waste Carriers Licence) |
S5B Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 |
£300 |
£180 |
Unlimited fine |
|
LG9 |
Waste receptacles and putting waste out |
S46 Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£100 |
£60 |
Civil proceedings |
|
LG11 |
Breach of Public Spaces Protection Order |
S67 Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 |
£100 |
£70 |
Level 3 |
|
LG12 |
Unauthorised Waste Disposal |
S33 (1) (d) Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£400 |
£280 |
5 years imprisonment unlimited fine |
|
LG14 |
Duty of Care |
S34 (2C) Environmental Protection Act 1990 |
£400 |
£280 |
Fine up to statutory maximum |
|
LG15 |
Smoking in Smoke free Space |
S7 &S9 Health Act 2006 |
£50 |
£30 |
£200 |
|
LG16 |
Failure to display No Smoking sign |
S7 &S9 Health Act 2006 |
£50 |
£30 |
£200 |
Civil Penalties
These are issued in accordance with the Councils policy on Civil Penalty under the Housing Act 2004 Civil Penalty (Word Document, 82.48 Kb) this is as an alternative to prosecution by the Council under the Housing Act 2004.
The penalty is derived from the culpability of the offences committed and the harm from the offences and is applied using the table below and is cumulative - each offence is considered and then added to a total.
| Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Starting point |
Min |
Max |
|
|
Low Culpability |
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|
Harm category 3 |
£50 |
£25 |
£175 |
|
Harm category 2 |
£125 |
£50 |
£350 |
|
Harm category 1 |
£300 |
£125 |
£750 |
|
Medium Culpability |
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|
Harm category 3 |
£350 |
£175 |
£750 |
|
Harm category 2 |
£1,000 |
£350 |
£2,000 |
|
Harm category 1 |
£2,500 |
£750 |
£4,500 |
|
High Culpability |
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|
Harm category 3 |
£1,000 |
£500 |
£2,250 |
|
Harm category 2 |
£3,000 |
£1,000 |
£5,500 |
|
Harm category 1 |
£6,250 |
£2,500 |
£12,500 |
|
Very High Culpability |
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|
Harm category 3 |
£2,500 |
£1,250 |
£4,500 |
|
Harm category 2 |
£6,250 |
£2,500 |
£12,500 |
|
Harm category 1 |
£15,000 |
£6,250 |
£30,000 |
Last updated: Tuesday, 9 April 2024 11:41 am