Response A1346066

Response to request for information

Response date

26 November 2021

Request

1. A copy of the original agreement signed by Council and Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement LTD (WISE) together with the associated Terms and Conditions;
2. A copy of any amendments agreed and signed following the presentation to Council’s Community Scrutiny Group on or around 22 July 2021;
3. In the period since the original trial began how many cases were
   1.  referred for prosecution
   2.  successfully prosecuted
   3.  unsuccessful in the attempt to prosecute

Response

1. A copy of the original agreement signed by Council and Waste Investigations Support & Enforcement LTD (WISE) together with the associated Terms and Conditions;
   • This is commercially confidential
2. A copy of any amendments agreed and signed following the presentation to Council’s Community Scrutiny Group on or around 22 July 2021;
   • This is commercially confidential
3. In the period since the original trial began how many cases were
   1.  referred for prosecution - As of 22/11/21 107 cases received
   2.  successfully prosecuted - 70 SJP (Single Justice Prosecution) issued of which 57 cases have SJP Notices outstanding, awaiting court results, 14 matters currently at pre-prosecution stage.
   3.  unsuccessful in the attempt to prosecute - (See above) a total of 34 have been closed once referred for prosecution, either because of insufficient evidence, not in the public interest, false address being provided or having left the address since the offence, or paying the Fixed penalty Notice (FPN) before the matter is referred to Court.