Fly-tipping (FOI)Fly-tipping (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
17 June 2019.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
How many incidents of fly tipping have been reported to the States for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and so far in 2019?
A
How have these incidents been dealt with?
B
How many fines have been handed out for fly tipping in 2016, 2017, 2018 and so far in 2019?
Response
The information you have requested for 2016 is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as the information is already accessible to you on www.gov.je and can be located using the following link:
Waste Management Statistics
In 2017 the Government of Jersey began recording fly tipping reports on Love Jersey which can be located using the following link:
Love Jersey
The following table provides information regarding the fly tipping reports received from 1 January 2017 to 11 June 2019.
Year | Number of reports received | Investigations carried out | Dealt with under EP Enforcement policy * | Fines issued | Written cautions issued by Parish Hall | Prosecutions |
2017 | 106 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 172 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2019 (to 11 June) | 80 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* The offences may be dealt with under the Environment Protection Enforcement Policy by way of verbal advice, written advice, written warning or formal warning.
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