Submitted on Saturday 15th August 2020
Rejected on Monday 7th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Impose fines for discarding face coverings in an antisocial way.
Since the mandating of face covers, it has become apparent that some people are discarding their face coverings in an anti social manner. I have visited beaches, forests, parks and many other areas, both urban and rural, and have been disgusted at the total disrespect shown to the environment.
We should be able to go for walks, swim, picnic and exercise, without having to encounter used face coverings that not only make the immediate area unpleasant, but could potentially cause harm, both to people as well as wildlife.
I feel that a fine should be imposed on people caught discarding their face coverings in this way. Fines should be fixed penalties, say £100, doubling each time, up to a maximum, of say, £3200, every time a person is in breach of this rule.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Littering is already a criminal offence with a maximum fine of £2,500. Fixed penalty notices (between £50-80) are also often used in lieu of prosecution in the courts.
We have already published a number of petitions calling for the Government to increase penalties and enforcement of littering rules, which you might like to sign:
Increase penalties, enforcement and education to tackle littering & fly tipping: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324488
Introduce heavy fixed penalties starting at £1000 minimum for littering: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334297
We have also published a petition calling on the Government to ban the use of disposable face masks and plastic gloves in public places, because of the environmental impact of these products: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/324857
Decisions about enforcement of fines and prosecutions for littering offences is a matter for the police and Crown Prosecution Service, not the Government or House of Commons.
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