Service Description: Since the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 became law, new measures have been introduced, enabling local authorities to issue Fixed Penalty Notices to anyone committing an environmental crime. The Isle of Wight Council is committed to dealing with environmental crime by the use of Fixed Penalty Notices. From 2nd April 2008 authorised officers of the Council including Town Centre Managers, Dog Wardens, Community Support Officers and staff from Environmental Health will be issuing FPN for a range of crimes detailed in the chart below.
Also known as:- FPN
Answer: Dog fouling, littering, graffiti, fly posting, dogs in prohibited areas, dogs not on leads adjacent to highways, smoking in a smoke free place, not displaying appropriate signage in a smoke free place, no waste transfer documentation and breach of a waste receptacle notice (putting waste out for collection in the wrong containers and/or on the wrong day etc).