The clean neighbourhoods and environment bill, which contains proposals allowing local and parish council wardens to impose the fines, was read for a second time in the House of Commons last week.
But wardens, youth offending team representatives and some Labour backbenchers said it was hard to see how wardens could use the powers. Tony Mabbott, community safety officer at Woughton Parish Council in Milton Keynes, said the powers would be useful, if used sparingly, but would need support.
"Having the power to give fixed penalty notices is all well and good, but if the first one ends up in a court case then we don't have the budget for it," he said.
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