Enforcement

Latest enforcement news in Havering

• Serial fly-tipper jailed

  Havering Council helped to apprehend a serial fly tipper who has now been jailed and banned from carrying waste in Brentwood for five years.

• Over 1,000 knives surrendered in Havering’s knife bin

  Havering’s first knife bin in Harold Hill, has seen the surrender of 1,152 knives and bladed items in its first year.

• Business closed down as £10,000 worth of illegal tobacco seized

  An Upminster business has been closed for three months after Havering Council’s trading standards team and Police seized £10,000 worth of illegal tobacco, cigarettes, Shisha and hand rolling tobacco.

• Plans for Borough-wide PSPO to tackle anti-social behaviour

  Havering Council has launched a consultation seeking views on plans to introduce a Borough-wide Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) across Havering.

• Surrender knives and save lives

  Havering Council is once again supporting the Home Office’s Knife Surrender Scheme (3 August to 31 August 2026).