Guidance

Penalty notices for disorder: guidance for police officers

Guidelines for police officers on how and when to issue fines for offences such as being drunk and disorderly or dropping litter.

From:
Ministry of Justice
Published
24 June 2014

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Penalty notices for disorder: guidance for police officers

PDF, 253 KB, 27 pages

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Details

The document includes guidance on:

  • which officers can issue the penalties
  • how to decide if a penalty is appropriate
  • how to issue a notice and explain it to somebody
  • what to do after you issue the notice
  • when you can use an educational course as an alternative

It also includes a list of offences for the lower tier (£60) and upper tier (£90) penalties.

Published 24 June 2014