General Enforcement Policy

3. Application of the policy

The scope of the policy, and service areas referred to.

  1. The Enforcement Policy relates to those enforcement and regulatory functions discharged by the Council’s Regeneration and Environment Directorates’ Community Safety and Streetscene Department
  2. The Policy does not cover the regulatory and enforcement functions delivered by Planning and Building Control Services; this is because their regulatory statutory powers are not scheduled within Part 3 of the 2007 order. The extant list of regulations covered by the Regulators’ Code is found within the schedule to the Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007.
  3. It commits regulation and enforcement to good enforcement practice with effective procedures and clear policies.
  4. Regulation and enforcement’s primary function is to achieve regulatory compliance in order to protect the public, legitimate business, the environment and groups such as consumers and workers. However, the Council reserves the right to take enforcement action in some cases after compliance has been achieved if it is in the public interest to do so.
  5. Where offences or potential offences are suspected that are outside of the legislative remit of this General Enforcement Policy, officers will refer the matter to the relevant agency (including other Council services), and ensure that through influence and/or escalation that the issues are thoroughly investigated and satisfactory feedback provided to the complainant.