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NCC & BTC ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT

30/05/19

Introduction

■ Phil Atkinso nson ■ Em Employed d by North thumb mberla land nd County nty Counc ncil ■ Fun unded ded for 18 18.5 .5 hours per week eek by Blyth th Town wn Coun uncil cil Since ce October

• ber 2018

18 - BTC were re the e first st Town wn Counc ncil l to fun und d or partia tiall lly y fun und d an En Environme

• nmenta

ntal l En Enfor

• rcem

cemen ent t Officer cer for r extra ra cover er. . This has now w been en taken en on by neigh ghbour bouring ng Town wn Coun uncils cils including: luding: ■ As Ashing ington

• n

■ Craml mlingt ington

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■ West t Bedl dling ington

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■ Seaton

• n Valley

■ Pont ntel eland and ■ Lynem ynemouth uth BTC hope pe to increas rease e the e fun unde ded d hours to fur urth ther r imp mprove e the e servi vice. ce.

Main Duties – Accumulations of Waste

■ Usually ally within in private e ya yards or garden ens. ■ Attem empt t to deal l with throug ugh h educati cation

• n and

d co co-op

• pera

rati tion

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■ Can n take e legal al acti tion

• n usua

ually ly throug ugh h Anti ti- social al Behaviou

• ur, Crime and

d Policin cing g Ac Act t 2014 4 - this is throug

• ugh the use of CPW and

d CPN’s. ■ Must t be having ng a det etriment imental effect of a persistent ent or contin tinuing ing nature ture on the qua uality ity

• f life in the local

ality ity and the behaviou

• ur

r must t be unreas reason

• nab

able. e.

Main Duties – Fly Tipping

Fly Tippin ing is the Illeg egal al disposal sal of wa wast ste e withou thout t a wa waste managem agemen ent licen

• ence. It can be private

e or public ic land d and d is the land d or property owner’s resp spon

• nsib

sibili ility ty to clear ear inc. . cost sts The e punishme ments s are: e: ■ Fixed ed Penalty alty Not

• tic

ice ( £ £400 ) ■ Magistra istrates es Court t - Fine up to £50000 and/o /or 12mt mths hs Imp mp ■ Crown Court t - Un Unlimit mited ed fine e and/or d/or 5 Year ears s Imp mp Duty of Care: If f you have e wa wast ste e you must ensure that any person son that takes es contr trol

• l of

your wa wast ste e is licen enced ed to do so. As a househ seholde

• lder you must take

e reason easonab able le steps s to ensure that a person son remo movi ving wa wast ste e from

• m your

premises emises are e author horise ised d to do so

• so. If they are

e not

• t,

, this is a crim iminal al

• ffen

ence, e, whic ich would would lead ad to a fine e on convi viction tion, , and d a fixed ed Penalty lty Not

• tice

ice to be introduc

• duced

ed in near ar future

Main Duties - Dog Fouling

■ Work k alongsi gside de anima mal l welf lfare are to target t patrols

• ls in areas

s of offendin ending ■ Pub ublic c Spaces ces Prot

• tect

ection ion Or Order er cover ers all pub ublic c sp spaces ces in Blyth th mean eaning ing that it is s an

• ffenc

ence not

• t to pick up

up after er a dog g foul uls s ■ Usua ually ly dealt alt with th by means ans of Fixed ed Penalt lty y Notice tice ( £100 00 ) ■ Recent cent convic victi tion

• n at Magistr

strat ates es Court t (29/04/1 29/04/19) ) wher here e offende ender r was s fined ned £350 50

Main Duties – Abandoned Vehicles

■ Local cal Aut uthori horiti ties es mus ust t remo move e abandone ndoned d vehi hicles cles from m both

• th land in the

e open en air & Roads ds ■ The e difficu cult lty y is identi entifyi fying ng if a vehicle icle is actua ually ly aband ndon

• ned. Un

Unfor

• rtu

tuna nately ely vehi hicles cles park rked ed incons

• nsiderat

iderately y or away y from

• m the home

me addres dress s does

• es not
• t mean

an that they y are abandone ndoned d - again comes mes down wn to educa cati tion

• n and Coop
• operat

eration ion.

Main Duties - Litter

■ Regula ular r patrol

• ls

s in Blyth th ■ Work k closel ely y with h Neighb ghbou

• urhoo

hood d Servic vices to identi entify fy problem blem areas and qui uickl kly y clear ■ Ed Educ ucati tion

• n and cooper
• perat

ation ion ■ Prosecution ecution - us usua ually y dealt alt with th by way of Fixed ed Penalt lty y Notice tice ( £80 0 ) ■ Recen cent t convi victi ction

• n at Magistrat

trates es Court t - fine e & cost sts s £350