Appendix A

Neighbourhood Enforcement Team

Performance Report

1^st April to 30^th June 2022

CALLS FOR SERVICE

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY

Community Protection Notices (for various anti-social behaviour offences)

1 notice issued

111 Community Protection warnings issued

Dogs

0 dog fouling FPNs issued

4 micro chipping notices issued (includes 2 incorrectly microchipped dogs notified to us by the council’s new Stray Dog service contractor). 

Domestic Noise

113 warning letters issued

11 Abatement notices served

2 Magistrates court warrants for seizure of noise making equipment successfully executed. 

Domestic Waste Presentation

70 Notices served

Duty of Care in respect of Waste

10 warning letters issued

1 Notice served requiring production of waste carriers licence

6 Notices served requiring production of waste information

1 Fixed Penalty Notices issued for non-production of the above.

Fly-tipping

8 warning letters issued

0 Fixed Penalty Notices served

Street urination

12 prosecutions

Unauthorised encampments

3 encampments dealt with by use of Direction to Leave Notices.

Fly posting

0 FPNs issued

Prevention of damage by Pests

2 notices issued

Stray Dogs

9 strays collected/received by Contractor (contracted commenced 1^st June 2022).

Simple Cautions issued:

	Legislation	Nature of case	Date issued
1.	Environmental Protection Act 1990 S33	Householder fly tipping	30/05/2022

Prosecutions:

	Legislation	Nature of case	Court outcome
1	Environmental Protection Act 1990	S34 Breach Waste Duty of Care	01/04/2022 fine £80 x 3  victim surcharge £34 costs £250.
2	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Section 1 (1) Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 & Section 48 Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2014	05/04/2022 Fine £400, costs £200 Surcharge £30
3	Environmental Protection Act 1990	Section 1 (1) Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013	05/04/2022 Fine £200 costs £200 Surcharge £30
4	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £75, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
5	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £75, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
6	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £50, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
7	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £50, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
8	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £50, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
9	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 Fine £50, Surcharge £34, Costs £100
10	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	01/04/2022 fine  £80 x 3 victim surcharge £34 costs £250.
11	Environmental Protection Act 1990	S34 Breach Waste Duty of Care	13/05/2022  Fine £466, £47 surcharge, and £200 costs
12	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	09/05/2022 fine £80, costs £150, surcharge £34
13	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	10/06/2022 Fine £133 Surcharge £34 Costs £200
14	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	10/06/2022 Fine - £226.00 Victim surcharge - £34.00 Costs - £185.00
15	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	10/06/2022 Fine - £293.00 Victim surcharge £34.00 Costs £220.00
16	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	10/06/2022 Fine £366.00 Victim surcharge  £37.00 Costs £235.00
17	Local byelaw prohibiting defecation/urination in public places - made 6^th April 1998	Street urination	10/06/2022 Fine - £80.00 Victim surcharge £34.00 Costs  235.00

OTHER WORK

Portable fly-tipping CCTV cameras deployed

Cameras were deployed in fly-tipping hot-spots on 2 occasions. NB:  Deployments have been impacted by workloads.

New Stray Dog service provider

From 1^st June 2022 the council’s Stray Dog service was transferred to a new Contractor following a tendering process.  Bi-monthly contract management meetings have been established. 

A closer working relationship between the Stray Dog Contractor and the NEO team has wider benefits, with the NEOs having powers to deal with persistently straying dogs, dogs dangerously out of control and dogs without micro-chips.

Holiday Lets Information leaflet

The team has led on the development of bespoke advisory guidance aimed at owners/managers of holiday lets and self-catering accommodation.

This has involved work with colleagues in:  Public Protection, Planning Enforcement, Economic Growth, Housing (Leaseholder Service), Business Rates and Marketing & Communications.

The leaflet is currently with the Communications team for final edits.

Multi-agency work regarding management of Holiday Lets

Officers worked closely with colleagues in Planning Enforcement and Public Protection in response to complaints around noise and anti-social behaviour arising from two holiday lets situated in a quiet residential area.  A meeting between officers resulted in a plan of action to consider relevant powers available to tackle the problem and provide consistent support to those affected.  The property owner was receptive to advice and has applied for consent to continue to operate as a holiday home with conditions.

The NEO has compiled a portfolio of evidence for consideration by legal as to whether there is sufficient evidence to support a Premises Closure if ASB continues.  This would be the first time such powers have been used for a commercial setting in the city. 

Union Terrace.  Multi-agency work to tackle anti-social behaviour

NEOs are working as part of a multi-agency task group and contributing to a Problem Solving plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area around Union Terrace car park.  An action plan to engage, support and enforce against street level problems is being delivered in response to growing concerns around street drinking and drugs.  NEOs have been working with colleagues in Housing to target harden an area used for drug taking and defecating, and four Community Protection Warnings are being issued to key protagonists in conjunction with the Police.

Work with Public Realm

Regular (bi-monthly) meetings have been scheduled between NEOs and Public Realm officers in the interest of improving working relationships, coordinating work and sharing information on hot-spot areas for issues such as fly-tipping and waste presentation.

Bags to Bins project

The team is attending project group meetings with colleagues in Waste Management to progress this work.

Buskers

Officers have attended meetings with council colleagues, Make it York and the BID to coordinate efforts to manage busking in the city centre.