Summary
Regarding Coun Lambert's letter about schoolchildren and litter, we have the same problem in Whickham, where pupils form the local comprehensive school descend upon the village every lunchtime and leave a trail of rubbish on their way back to the school.
When I approached the local council to ask why litter enforcement officers aren't attempting to deal with these people, I was informed that fines can only be issued to anyone over the age of 15.See the full content of this document
Extract
Change Law to Punish Our Littering Youths
So I would suggest to Coun Lambert that he should start contacting his Labour Party to bring about some form of change to the law whereby children can be fined for litter, because at the present time I'm afraid litte...
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