Havering enforcement action
This page shows how our enforcement, community safety, public protection teams and our partners are working to keep Havering safe.
Here you can keep up to date with the latest enforcement action and learn how you can help us reduce antisocial behaviour and catch fly-tippers, rogue traders, fraudsters and planning breaches.
Latest enforcement news in Havering
£18,000 of fake and unsafe goods seized at car boot sale raid
Havering Council’s trading standards and enforcement officers seized thousands of pounds worth of counterfeit products and unsafe vapes from the Bonzer Car Boot Sale recently.
Where We Live: CCTV – The eyes of the borough
Havering Council has recently invested nearly £3m into upgrading its CCTV network with a new state-of-the-art control room near the Town Hall in Romford.
Business fined for failing to remove waste
A Havering business has been prosecuted and fined a total of £2,675.66, for failing to remove waste and graffiti from their land.
Man fined over £1,000 for littering
A man has been prosecuted and fined a total of £1,474 for littering in a Havering car park.
Licence review for business selling alcohol to Under-18s
A Havering business will have its licence reviewed after staff there sold alcohol to a young person aged under 18.
Enforcement to help make fireworks night sparkle safely
Havering Council’s licensing and trading standards team have been out across the borough to check that local retailers are not selling fireworks to young people aged under 18.
Enforcement action taken
Find out what is going on in different services.
- Planning enforcement notices
- Fixed Penalty Notices issued
- Vehicles seized due to fly-tipping
- Unlawful encampment injunction
- Fraud investigation
From October to December 2024, our environmental enforcement team:
- received 1,196 reports of fly tipping
- carried out 861 investigations
- issued 221 Fixed Penalty Notices
- achieved 3 successful prosecutions in that time, with fines totalling over £5,000
Enforcement videos
Head over to our YouTube enforcement channel to watch enforcement in Havering in action.
Police officers in action
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