Littering & Dog Fouling Crackdown Sees Over £33k Issued in Fines During October

An ongoing campaign to tackle issues with littering and dog fouling across the County Borough saw over £33,000 in fines issued in October.

Figures released yesterday show that a total of 442 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) were issued in October by enforcement officers with Kingdom Security on behalf of Wrexham County Borough Council.

Those who are caught littering or not clearing up after their dogs will be issued with a £75 fine.

In October a total of £33,150 in FPNs were issued across parts of Wrexham for littering, dog fouling and for dog control orders.

However the number of FPNs have decreased month on month since July 2016, where a huge £46,425 were issued throughout the month.

A breakdown of October’s figures show that those who drop their cigarette butts remained the most fined, with 395 issued across Wrexham.

Four were issued for dropping food, 26 for other forms of litter and one for printed litter.

Six FPNs were related to dog fouling and a further 10 dog control orders were issued for dogs in exclusion zones.

No reminders were sent to offenders, with more than three quarters paying in the initial 14 days after being issued with a fine.

In a bid to tackle dog fouling in Wrexham enforcement teams have increased their patrols around Country Parks and have identified hotspot areas.

Enforcement teams have also increased their patrols around Country parks, and identified hotspot areas. Changes will also be made to the deployment of officers, with the aim of increasing the number of penalties issued for dog fouling.

Welcoming October’s figures, Cllr David A Bithell, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “I’m very pleased to see that increased patrols have led to an increase in penalties.

“Whether it’s dog fouling or violation of the Dog Control Orders, the behaviour of irresponsible dog owners who fail to pick up after their animals can lead to a very unsightly blight on our communities. Not to penalise such behaviour would be unfair on the vast majority of well-behaved and responsible dog owners who abide by the proper rules and clean up after their pets.”

Cllr Bithell added: “I would also encourage any members of the public who know of dog fouling hotspots to get in touch and report such incidents.”