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Councillor Sterry asked: Cabinet Member, Recent council communications have highlighted an 11.1% year-on-year reduction in recorded fly-tipping incidents across Newport. I welcome any genuine reduction in fly-tipping. However, effective scrutiny requires access to the underlying figures rather than percentage-only headlines. Could you therefore please provide: 1) The exact, unrounded number of recorded fly-tipping incidents across Newport during the 2025/26 financial year (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026). 2) The corresponding number for 2024/25 used by the council to calculate the reported 11.1% reduction, together with confirmation of the methodology used to calculate that percentage. 3) The number of recorded fly-tipping incidents attributed specifically to the Lliswerry ward during 2025/26 and, for comparison, the equivalent figures for 2024/25 and 2023/24. 4) A breakdown of enforcement activity relating to fly-tipping within Lliswerry during 2025/26, including where recorded:investigations;warning letters;Fixed Penalty Notices;statutory notices;prosecutions. 5) If held, the total quantity or tonnage of fly-tipped waste removed by council services from Lliswerry during 2025/26. 6) Whether the council intends to make ward-level fly-tipping statistics routinely available to elected members through My Newport or another reporting system. Lliswerry contains residential areas alongside major commercial and industrial corridors, lanes and unadopted roads which can experience persistent fly-tipping. A city-wide percentage therefore does not establish whether those local hotspots are improving. Providing the underlying data would allow ward members to properly assess trends, identify hotspots and scrutinise whether cleansing and enforcement resources are being targeted effectively. For the avoidance of doubt, I would respectfully request that each of the six numbered questions above is answered individually and directly. A general response summarising the council’s position, or providing headline percentages without addressing each specific point, would not provide the information requested. Where any of the requested information is not held, not recorded, or cannot be provided, please state this explicitly against the relevant question and, where appropriate, explain why. This will ensure that the response provides a clear and complete record against each element of the QAAT. Councillor Forsey responded: 1.The total recorded number of fly-tipping incidents across Newport during the 2025/26 financial year was 6,505. 2. The equivalent figure for 2024/25 was 7,318. The reported 11.1% reduction was calculated by comparing the difference between the two years against the 2024/25 baseline: 7,318 - 6,505 = 813 fewer incidents 813 ÷ 7,318 x 100 = 11.1%. 3. For 2025/26, the number of recorded fly-tipping incidents attributed to Lliswerry was 459. Ward-level breakdowns for 2024/25 and 2023/24 are not available from the data held. 4. A breakdown of enforcement activity relating to fly-tipping within Lliswerry during 2025/26 is not available. The recent upgrade to a new IT system allows improved interrogation of data, so a breakdown for Lliswerry can be provided from February 2026 to date. Since 16 February 2026, records for Lliswerry show: • Total investigations: 166 • Warnings issued: 15 • Statutory notices issued: 6 • FPNs issued: 10 5. Not held 6. As part of the ongoing programme to improve data accessibility, transparency and openness, officers have been progressing the development of a ‘Performance Portal’. This has required an update to systems and pulling together of a range of data as updated previously. Work is continuing to ensure information is quality assured, consistently defined and the aim remains to provide members with access to relevant performance information as the rollout progresses.
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