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||Date: 15th September 2011
A woman from Kirkby-in-Ashfield has been fined £415 for two incidents of flytipping in a local field.
A woman from Kirkby-in-Ashfield has been fined £415 for two incidents of flytipping in a local field.
Ashfield District Council's Neighbourhood Enforcement found documents belonging to Miss Shelley Coupe amongst piles of rubbish
in the fields near Beacon Drive in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.
Miss Coupe, 27 of Spinney Close was invited to attend an interview with the Council Officers where she admitted that the waste was in fact belonging to her; however she claimed she did not know how the waste had ended up at the two sites.
The Officers decided that the case would be taken to court as either a flytipping or Duty of Care prosecution.
Miss Coupe attended a first trial on 13th July 2011 at Mansfield Magistrates Court where she pleaded not guilty to the flytipping or Duty of Care offences and therefore a second date for court was made.
She then attended a second trial at the Court on 31st August 2011 where she again pleaded not guilty to the two cases.
As both flytips, contained a significant amount of litter which could be traced back to Miss Coupe, the Court found her guilty of two breaches of her Householders Duty of Care and she was fined a total of £415.
Edd de Coverly, Head of Neighbourhood Services said: “Failure to comply with the Duty of Care is a serious offence and this case shows it carries a serious penalty, which ultimately could be up to a £5000 fine. The Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers work tirelessly to investigate littering cases and to help keep the district clean.”
For further information about the Householders Duty of Care, please contact Ashfield District Council on 0800 183 84 84.
Miss Coupe, 27 of Spinney Close was invited to attend an interview with the Council Officers where she admitted that the waste was in fact belonging to her; however she claimed she did not know how the waste had ended up at the two sites.
The Officers decided that the case would be taken to court as either a flytipping or Duty of Care prosecution.
Miss Coupe attended a first trial on 13th July 2011 at Mansfield Magistrates Court where she pleaded not guilty to the flytipping or Duty of Care offences and therefore a second date for court was made.
She then attended a second trial at the Court on 31st August 2011 where she again pleaded not guilty to the two cases.
As both flytips, contained a significant amount of litter which could be traced back to Miss Coupe, the Court found her guilty of two breaches of her Householders Duty of Care and she was fined a total of £415.
Edd de Coverly, Head of Neighbourhood Services said: “Failure to comply with the Duty of Care is a serious offence and this case shows it carries a serious penalty, which ultimately could be up to a £5000 fine. The Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers work tirelessly to investigate littering cases and to help keep the district clean.”
For further information about the Householders Duty of Care, please contact Ashfield District Council on 0800 183 84 84.
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