Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Monday, 14 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 November 2005. It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 12 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fixed Penalty Notices

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by (a) community support officers and (b) police officers for (i) graffiti and (ii) fly-posting under paragraph 1(2)(ca) of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 in each of the last four years, broken down by police authority.

Answer: The figures collected for graffiti and fly-posting fixed penalties do not distinguish between police employees and those authorised by local authorities. The power to issue fixed penalties in relation to graffiti and fly-posting offences under paragraph 1(2)(ca) of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 (as amended), is provided to community support officers, but not police officers. Under the penalty notice for disorder scheme as provided for under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001, police officers have the power to issue fixed penalty notices for the offence of criminal damage.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 440 c1598W;440 c1598W; 29345
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Anti-social behaviour Fixed penalties Graffiti Police Police community support officers Vandalism
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk