Public Health: Waltham Forest wins landmark case for spitting

Public Health: Waltham Forest wins landmark case for spitting

A campaign by Waltham Forest Council to hold people to account for spitting in the street was put to the test for the first time. Thames Magistrates Court found two individuals guilty after the Council prosecuted them using the same powers used to enforce against litter – endorsing their decision and opening the way for other councils to follow suit.​

This Week at theEHP: No 88

This Week at theEHP: No 88

This week at theEHP we report on Food and You 2012, an opinion and prosecutions.

A new Case Summary, by Mike Warren, outlines a recent judgement that considered whether a five-storey block of purpose built self-contained flats required a HMO licence.