Fundraiser: Help us stop the fines racket

A community volunteer in Nottingham was fined for leaving a single kale leaf in a shopping trolley. She was fined by a private enforcement agent contracted by the council, who was incentivised to issue as many fines as possible. This shouldn’t be happening any more. After a decade of campaigning, we finally changed the law: new Defra guidance clearly bans ‘pay per fine’ incentivised punishment ...