Enforcement Teams

The Council's Enforcement Services provide two teams who deal with:

  • refuse and litter offences (like bags of rubbish dumped on the pavement)
  • highway offences such as obstructions and items not permitted on the highway (like builders putting materials in a parking bay without a permit)
  • illegal street trading and various offences that affect the street scene

The Waste Management Enforcement Team

The Waste Management Enforcement team identify streets where there is a litter, dog fouling or rubbish dumping problem, investigate litter/dumping/dog fouling complaints and assess what action is needed. Where evidence is found this may involve the issue of Fixed Penalty Notices for a first offence or a prosecution under The Environmental Protection Act for re-offenders.


The Highways Enforcement team

The Highways Enforcement team deal with all highway obstructions (not parking offences) and offences relating to other items on the highway.  These include:

  • tree branches and vegetation overhanging the public highway
  • distributing leaflets
  • illegal street trading
  • mobile advertising
  • ticket touts
  • tables and chairs supervision outside cafés and restaurants

If you have a problem or complaint relating to any of the above please let our Enforcement teams know by calling Streetline on 020 7361 3001. Alternatively, you can email us at streetline@rbkc.gov.uk