http://ww2.medway.gov.uk/FTP/Cabinet_Decisions/is1091/reports/report_1091_1699.pdf

http://www.medway.gov.uk/ord20061123r-6.pdf?file=53201

1. Introduction

This policy covers activities relating to enforcement of legislation that impacts on Medway’s street scene. Protecting and maintaining the local environment is one of Medway Council’s key priorities.

This aim links with a number of the Council’s other priorities such as reducing crime and anti-social behaviour and promoting pride in Medway.

The quality of the street scene in Medway directly affects the quality of life of people living, working, visiting or studying in Medway.

It also has a direct link to fear of crime and the ability of the public to use public open spaces and streets in a confident way.

The Council has always recognised the importance of maintaining the environment as a part of achieving its priorities. In order to ensure that this happens the Council has a thorough and comprehensive cleansing service that maintains our streets and ensures that our parks and open spaces are clean and well presented.

Alongside the work of our cleansing contractor, we place a great emphasis on educating and informing the public and businesses about their rights and their responsibilities regarding litter and waste storage and disposal.

This helps the Council, in partnership, to maintain a quality street scene environment for Medway. Unfortunately there are a minority who do not take their responsibilities seriously and litter, fly tip, graffiti, allow their dogs to foul and cause other types of distress for many residents.

When we come across these types of individuals we have no other choice but to use our range of enforcement powers.

Where education and persuasion fail we will not hesitate to take formal action including prosecuting cases through the criminal courts.

This policy recognises the role of the Community Safety Partnership in working together with partner agencies to maximise the effect of this work....

What a Load of BULLSHIT....

The photo's speak a thousand words and all this crap has been outside

my house now for months, along with the local yobs pissing it up and

pissing up the wall at "Stinky Corner" the brick wall at the bottom of the steps.

And if the Local Chavs aren't relieving themselves there, you can often find them

in my garden.... How nice.. .. !!

For years i've been clearing up all this rubbish because the

grass banks outside my home are just not on the councils list of jobs to do.

We did get a great street sweeper a few years ago but, when he jacked in

the job it all stopped again.