Submission Documents: By Councillor Robert Connelly:- "Council acknowledges that litter is a blight on our landscape and our communities, with recent research showing that littering across Scotland is at its worst level in a decade. Council recognises that litter on our streets forces local authorities to divert public money away from other vital services like schools and roads, with £46 million being spent every year in Scotland cleaning up after litterers. Council regrets that a small minority are spoiling Scotland's streets, parks and countryside for the law abiding majority - with 15,000 tonnes of litter collected every year in Scotland - and understands that increasing the default fine for littering is one way to make people stop and think before just throwing something away. Council therefore acknowledges the importance of discouraging people from dropping litter; supports increasing the fixed penalty notice for littering from £80 to £100; agrees that a letter from the relevant Executive Director will be sent to the Scottish Government making clear Glasgow City Council's support for increasing the default on-the-spot litter fine from £80 to £100 and to request that Ministers implement this change as quickly as possible." Help Icon

This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Robert Connelly:- "Council acknowledges that litter is a blight on our landscape and our communities, with recent research showing that littering across Scotland is at its worst level in a decade. Council recognises that litter on our streets forces local authorities to divert public money away from other vital services like schools and roads, with £46 million being spent every year in Scotland cleaning up after litterers. Council regrets that a small minority are spoiling Scotland's streets, parks and countryside for the law abiding majority - with 15,000 tonnes of litter collected every year in Scotland - and understands that increasing the default fine for littering is one way to make people stop and think before just throwing something away. Council therefore acknowledges the importance of discouraging people from dropping litter; supports increasing the fixed penalty notice for littering from £80 to £100; agrees that a letter from the relevant Executive Director will be sent to the Scottish Government making clear Glasgow City Council's support for increasing the default on-the-spot litter fine from £80 to £100 and to request that Ministers implement this change as quickly as possible.".

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Item Minute - 21 February 2019 Minute Public Open Document in PDF Format
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