ON THE spot fines for littering, fly-tipping and graffiti could be issued.

Members of Brighton and Hove City Council’s environment, transport and sustainability committee are being asked to agree proposals for a new waste enforcement scheme in the city.

If agreed, the council will begin an information and education campaign and the first fines could be issued from February.

The proposals aim to tackle anti-social and illegal behaviour, improve the environment and minimise waste clean-up and disposal costs.

The new scheme would see the council employing a contractor to carry out enforcement alongside an education programme.

The service would be designed to be self-funding with no cost to the council, which would receive a proportion of funds from fixed penalty notices.

The enforcement scheme would initially cover fly-tipping, littering, flyposting, graffiti and disposing of business waste in communal bins illegally.

And if successful, it could include dog fouling.