For all you City Centre dwellers
MANCHESTER RESIDENTS SHOULDN’T SUFFER IN (THE LACK OF) SILENCE.
Please sign this petition if you would like Manchester Council to offer a Night Time Noise Nuisance Hotline for city residents to report anti-social night time noise problems. This service will allow the Environmental Officers to issue 'on the spot' warnings and fixed penalty notices to deal with noise nuisance from domestic homes.
Many other councils in the UK provide a 24 hour, or late night hotline to report noise pollution. Manchester City Council should offer a similar service.
After reporting the disturbance to the hotline:
Officers will quickly call back to check that the noise is still happening and to get more details
If the noise is still on officers will need to visit the property (carrying ID badges) to assess the noise
If the noise is a nuisance they will take action against the person causing the noise in order to stop the disturbance
Night Time Noise Offence
The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 amended the Noise Act 1996 and enables local authorities in England and Wales to tackle night time noise emitted from dwellings and gardens between the hours of 11.00 pm and 7.00 am. To enforce these powers local authorities must ensure that an environmental health officer takes reasonable steps to investigate complaints about noise emitted from dwellings. If the officer is satisfied that noise exceeds the permitted level, a warning notice may be served on the person responsible. If the warning is ignored, the offender becomes liable for prosecution (which if successful carries a fine of up to £1000. However the local authority officer may issue a fixed penalty notice (which must be paid within 14 days and in which case no further action will be taken). Where the noise being complained about continues after a warning notice has been issued, the local authority officer may enter the dwelling and confiscate the noise making equipment (obstructing confiscation carries a fine of up to £1000).
Published: 16-Feb-2012: (1085)
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