Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to agree a series of proposals relating to charges for various enforcement functions, including new charges for food safety re-inspections,  a new schools parking permit for use in controlled parking zones and increases to the fixed penalty notice levy for littering and fly tipping offences.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree to increase the fixed penalty notice (FPN) fee for littering offences (including littering from vehicles) from £75 to £150 with no early repayment discount;

(ii)  Agree to increase the FPN fee for fly-tipping offences from £150 to £400 with no early repayment discount;

(iii)  Agree to increase the FPN fee for commercial waste receptacle offences from £100 to £110;

(iv)  Agree to introduce a new charge for food premises re-inspections of £240;

(v)  Agree the amendment of various licensing fees, including those for mandatory HMOs, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report; and

(vi)  Agree the introduction of a new School Staff parking permit, set at the same rate as the LBBS staff permit, to enable school staff to park in a controlled parking zone area.