Bristol City Council and Kingdom Litter Enforcement Fines December 2017

Litter fines in Bristol fell during December, the second month the Clean Streets Enforcement campaign has been running.

The number of fines issued by enforcement officers on the streets of Bristol in December 2017 fell to 770. In November 2017, the number of fines issued was 1,197.

The scheme has met with some controversy in the first two months. One non smoker accused Kingdom of trying to fine her for dropping cigarette ends. Enforcement agents also butted heads with radio journalist Tony Gosling, as he photographed them in Broadmead, Bristol. Fines were also handed out to dog walkers in Greenbank Cemetery for not having their dog on a lead.

The enforcement agents are employed by Kingdom, who wear body cameras and hand out Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) to people they see committing environmental crimes in Central Bristol and other targeted locations.

Children will not be fined, neither will adults who ‘lack capacity’.

Environmental crimes that will trigger a FPN if seen are:

Dropping litter on the street or from your vehicle: this includes chewing gum and cigarette butts
Spitting
Graffiti: this includes painting or damaging a tree or any road signs
Fly-posting
Not clearing up your dog’s mess
Not keeping your dog under control

Current statistics gathered since the scheme started:

Gender:
Female: 46.84 per cent
Male: 53.16 er cent

Age Range Percentage To Date
18 1.74: per cent
19 2.97: per cent
20 to 29: 37.29 per cent
30 to 39: 26.18 per cent
40 to 49: 13.58 per cent
50 to 59: 8.71 per cent
60 to 69: 0.53 per cent
Not known: 9.09 per cent

Fines range from £50 to £2500 should the ‘crime’ be taken to court.

Enforcement officers can be identified by the navy blue polo shirts they wear with the Kingdom and Bristol City Council logos on them. Additionally, they carry warrant cards to identify themselves.