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Latest news in Yorkshire: October 15, 2018 12:45:04 PM
Published on Monday, 15th October 2018 in Environment and waste news
Extra enforcement staff are now on the streets of Rotherham to help
tackle problems such as litter, fly-tipping, dog fouling and illegal
parking.
Up to six officers at any one time will be acting across the borough and
have powers to issue on-the-spot fines to offenders.
Rotherham Council’s Cabinet Member for Waste Roads and Community Safety,
Councillor Emma Hoddinott, said: “We know that dog fouling and littering
are issues that you want us to tackle. By putting extra staff on the
beat, we can specifically target people who refuse to clean up after
their dogs or fail to use a bin for their litter.”
“We want all of our residents to take responsibility for their
environment and by increasing our capacity to tackle these offences, we
hope that the minority of people who do cause problems will think twice
in the future rather than risk a fine,” she added.
The new arrangement follows a successful pilot that Rotherham Council
undertook with Kingdom last year and will be delivered in partnership
with Doncaster Council.
Officers will patrol hotspots across the whole borough, issuing fines to
individuals found to be committing environmental crime or illegally
parking. If payment is not received then the Council will prosecute.
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