Toggle menu
  1. You are here:
  2. South Holland District Council
  3. /
  4. Your Council
  5. /
  6. Communications
  7. /
  8. News
  9. /
  10. Council tackles enviro-crime with dozens of FPNs and successful prosecutions this November

Council tackles enviro-crime with dozens of FPNs and successful prosecutions this November

Cllr Anthony Casson & Kingdom LA Support Officer

Posted on 6 December 2023

November proved a busy month for South Holland District Council's Public Protection team, with 20 prosecutions for those who failed to pay FPNs (Fixed Penalty Notices) for littering offences and a further 109 FPNs were issued for offenders caught fly-tipping, spitting or littering in the District. 

Cllr Anthony Casson & Kingdom LA Support Officer

On Tuesday 2 November and Saturday 11 November, under Single Justice Procedure at Boston Magistrates Court, 20 cases were heard and proved individuals had been caught littering in South Holland, had received a fine but failed to pay.

All 20 offenders were issued the same penalty by the Courts - a fine of £220, costs of £119.89 and victim surcharge of £88.

This comes as the Public Protection team awarded more than 109 FPNs in November alone, with 3 for fly-tipping, 11 for spitting and the rest for littering. This brings the total number of FPNs issued since March up to 812.

A three-year contract was awarded to Kingdom LA Support Ltd along with Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council in January 2023. This contract award was a key strategic milestone for the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership in addressing enviro-crime head on across each authority as littering, dog-fouling, fly-tipping and other enviro-crime offences continue to blight our communities.

As recently as August, South Holland District Council raised penalties for environmental crimes including fly-tipping and littering to act as a deterrent to would-be offenders living and visiting South Holland.

Councillor Anthony Casson, Portfolio Holder for Public Protection said: "Our Public Protection team, in partnership with Kingdom LA Support Ltd are doing some fantastic work tackling enviro-crime which sadly blights communities across the District."

"It is our hope that the work we're doing will send a message to would-be offenders that we will not tolerate enviro-crime anywhere in South Holland, and we will continue to do our upmost to protect our towns, villages, waterways and countryside and bring those responsible to justice."

To see the full list of Environmental FPNs the Council can issue, please visit: https://www.sholland.gov.uk/article/23932/Environmental-FPN-charges

(Pictured above Cllr Anthony Casson, Portfolio Holder for Public Protection and a Kingdom LA Support Officer)