Litter Strategy for England
Vulnerability/Risk |
Trigger |
Consequences |
Current Rating |
Higher level of prosecution required |
- Increase in FPN value results in lower payment rate - Two tier payment value results in confusion |
Costs are not fully recovered through FPN Higher legal costs Reputational risk to the Council Negative publicity for the service Failure of the trial |
Likelihood: 2 Impact: 2
Rating: 4 |
Unable to tackle littering from vehicles |
- Legislation is not robust enough - Requirement for evidence is unachievable i.e. witness statements considered insufficient |
Reputational risk Higher levels of littering at junctions and rural roads Low levels of customer satisfaction and negative perception for cleansing service and appearance of Borough |
Likelihood: 2 Impact: 2
Rating: 4 |
Government intervention |
- Council fails to achieve cleansing standards as set out in Code of Practice - Fail to take action to support the national ambition of the Litter Strategy - Disproportionate and inappropriate use of enforcement powers |
Reputational risk to the Council Financial cost of any intervention
|
Likelihood: 1 Impact: 4
Rating: 4 |
Appendix B – Risk Management
No. |
Current Rating |
Target Rating |
Risk |
||
1 |
4 |
4 |
Higher level of prosecution required |
||
Control in place |
Adequacy of controls |
Required action/control |
Responsible Officer |
Success Factors |
Date for Review |
FPN value for immediate payment is only small increase Ability to extend early payment period for those with financial difficulties Back office system being procured to manage issuing and payment process. |
Good |
Monthly monitoring of payment rates
|
Jennifer Shepherd |
Payment rate > 70%
|
Monthly |
No. |
Current Rating |
Target Rating |
Risk |
||
2 |
4 |
4 |
Unable to tackle littering from vehicles |
||
Control in place |
Adequacy of controls |
Required action/control |
Responsible Officer |
Success Factors |
Date for Review |
Provided feedback to Government’s consultation to help shape legislation On-street enforcement team in place in April to carry out investigations and gather evidence Information from Government is currently positive |
Fair |
Adoption of best practice from Government guidance document due to be launched in Jan 2018 Consideration of dash-cams for enforcement vehicles to capture footage of littering from vehicles |
Jennifer Shepherd |
Issuing of FPNs for littering from vehicles
|
April 2018 |
No. |
Current Rating |
Target Rating |
Risk |
||
3 |
4 |
4 |
Government Intervention |
||
Control in place |
Adequacy of controls |
Required action/control |
Responsible Officer |
Success Factors |
Date for Review |
Cleansing standards and response times exceed Code of Practice Education and engagement actions already being carried out locally New in-house enforcement team to be introduced with greater control and not financially driven |
Good |
Respond to future consultations and call for evidence relating to enforcement and code of practice Review updated Code of Practice when launched and ensure service is compliant Continuous improvement to cleansing service to reduce response times and improve cleansing standard |
Jennifer Shepherd |
Good NI195 cleansing scores Improved response times |
April 2018 |