Proposals to increase on-the-spot fines for littering, graffiti and fly-posting as well as introduce new penalties for the owners of vehicles from which litter has been thrown have been set out by Defra.
The plans would raise the levels for s 88 fixed penalties for littering and other environmental offences; change the provision for how councils can use the income from fixed penalties for environmental offences; and remove the requirement for parish council enforcement officers to attend a specified training course.
The consultation closes on 18 June 2017.