We can, and do, prosecute residents and businesses who commit environmental crimes. Our enforcement officers are working hard to tackle these problems and are on the streets every day to make sure that enviro-crime gets cleaned up quickly, and that we penalise the people responsible. People in Rotherham have said that strong enforcement is needed and consequently we issue £75 fixed penalty notices to anyone caught littering or leaving dog mess in public and if the penalty is not paid we report the person to court, where a fine of up to £1000 can be issued. For more serious offences, like fly-tipping, we take direct prosecution to the courts where the level of penalty can be up to £50,000 or even imprisonment for 5 years if the prosecution leads to Crown Court.
Our enforcement action follows clear guidance to officers laid down in the Council's 
General Enforcement Policy, a specific Enviro-crime Enforcement Policy is also being developed in line with community expectations and new powers given to local authorities by the Government in the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
Our approach to the problem is provided in the Enviro-crime Strategy which gives a 3 year action plan to reduce the problem and make Rotherham's neighbourhoods recognisably cleaner.
You can find out more about how we're tackling enviro-crime in this section and help us make Rotherham cleaner and greener by reporting any problems you see on the streets.
Enviro-crime Strategy (349 Kb)
Enviro-crime Action Plan (128k)
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(8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday).
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