Penalty Notices
A Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) and a Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) are one-off penalties issued to people who commit anti-social behaviour.
FPNs generally deal with environmental offences like dropping litter, minor graffiti offences, not cleaning up dog fouling or noise nuisance from a private residence during the night. They can be issued by local council officers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and certain other accredited people. They can be issued to anyone over ten years old. Set penalties apply and these are higher for noise related offences.
PNDs are issued for more serious offences, like throwing fireworks or being drunk and disorderly. PNDs can be issued by police, PCSOs and certain other accredited people.
PNDs can be issued to anyone over 16 years old and the amount of the fine depends on how bad the behaviour is. Examples where a PND may be issued include behaving in a way likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to others, being drunk and disorderly in public, selling alcohol to an under 18 year old or breaching a fireworks curfew.