Civil Enforcement Officers (CEO’s) in Sefton have new powers to tackle dog fouling and littering.

Many officers can now issue fixed-penalty-notices of up to £75 for anyone caught dropping litter or not picking up their dog’s waste. This is on top of their ability to issue parking notices.

The new powers recently came into force and falls within Sefton Council’s 2030 Vision of creating a clean, green and beautiful borough.

All CEO’s based in the borough are employed by NSL and work on behalf of Sefton Council.

Steve Smith, Sefton Council’s Environmental Health manager, said: “While maintaining legal parking throughout the borough, CEO’s often witness other environmental offences like littering and dog fouling.

“These new powers will enable them to issue fixed-penalty-notices to anyone caught throwing their rubbish away and dog walkers who do not pick up their pets’ mess.

“These changes will enable increased emphasis to be placed upon tackling environmental crimes across the borough and hopefully with additional people available to issue fines, it will make people think twice before committing these offences.

“Dropping litter and dog fouling on our streets are examples of anti-social behaviour that simply need to stop.”

Sefton Council promotes responsible dog ownership and would like to remind all dog owners that failing to pick up dog fouling is an offence and officers can issue fixed-penalty-notices of £75, reduced to £50 if paid within 10 days. This also applies to dropping litter. Any offenders who fail to pay will be prosecuted.

Dog Fouling is a far worse offence in my opinion than dropping litter and it should be a least a £100 fine if the person is caught letting their dog foul and does not have anything to collect and carry it with or can be shown to have no intent of removing it.
Note to Sefton council make sure that waste bins are properly emptied and not allowed to overfill.
Most dog owners I know are prepared to remove their dogs mess, but don't want to carry it with them for an extended period of time.

Poor CEOs, i'll bet they don't get paid anymore for all the additional crap they are going to take?

The head line is miss leading, regarding additional powers have the same powers as you or me. No more or less. They can not detain you or arrest you. They can not arrest you if you commit a offence that is a not a indictable offence . They commit the offence of assault if they try to detain you and false imprisonment if they try to detain you. The trouble with this country is no one knows the law and the council bullies think they can do what they wish. They have not been warranted so they are just like you and me.

Typical Sefton Council, getting work done on the cheap, why not give the CEO’s
a sweeping brush. then the roads would be clean as well.
Tackling Bee's and wasp's and emptying domestic bins, now that's an idea!

they are getting an extra 40p an hour

Originally Posted by daviebaby

Typical Sefton Council, getting work done on the cheap, why not give the CEO’s
a sweeping brush. then the roads would be clean as well.
Tackling Bee's and wasp's and emptying domestic bins, now that's an idea!

I doubt the CEO's would know how to operate a sweeping bush.

Originally Posted by gerrard24

The head line is miss leading, regarding additional powers have the same powers as you or me. No more or less. They can not detain you or arrest you. They can not arrest you if you commit a offence that is a not a indictable offence . They commit the offence of assault if they try to detain you and false imprisonment if they try to detain you. The trouble with this country is no one knows the law and the council bullies think they can do what they wish. They have not been warranted so they are just like you and me.

Absolute rubbish.