Benchmarking Ian Hawthorn Head of Network Management & Enforcement LB Hammersmith & Fulham

Questions How many Authorities allow applications to be done on line? And payments? How many use Skip Company Registers? Skip Permit or Licence? How long a licence period * A day, a week, or a month? How do you decide your fees? Who does the inspections ?

Benchmarking fees and time periods Fee Duration Fee Duration Enfield £45 30 days Barnet* £39 14 days Redbridge £25 1 month Haringey £40 28 days Camden* £35 14 days Hackney £35 6 weeks Islington £63 1 month Westminster £78 3 months Brent £19 2 weeks K&C £72 3 month Bromley £30 1 month Croydon £25 2 weeks Lewisham £27 1 month Hounslow No info Ealing £20 1 month City does not issue Wandsworth* £50 14 days Harrow £26 1 month Hilingdon No info Waltham Forest £43 14 days Havering £3914 days Bexley £16 14 days Barking & Dagenham No fee 2 weeks Newham No Info Greenwich £3628 days Richmond £41 3 weeks Sutton £3514 days Tower Hamlet * £ days Merton £352 weeks Southwark £50 28 days Kingston £371 month Lambeth £ month H&F £59 1 Month Different time periods Councils Online application

Discussion Why benchmarking is important? As a forum how do we want to collect this data?