Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Ban councils from using third party litter enforcement companies
Open for signatures
193 signatures
What the petition asks
Councils often employ third party companies to hand out fines for the dropping of litter. These companies are driven by profit. We want this practice to end and councils must employ their own enforcement employees.
Companies hold contracts for litter enforcement in our cities. They have huge amounts of complaints regarding the way they approach litter enforcement. We are concerned that for some companies their income is generated by how many fines they hand out, which we think brings into question the honesty of these unregulated enforcement officers.
Timeline
| 10 Feb 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
193
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
10 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.