Kensington and Chelsea is the first London borough to issue the fine

From next Monday Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in Kensington and Chelsea will have the power to issue fines for these offences.

The borough is the first in London to train PCSOs to issue the fines.

Since April 2004, 175 people have received warnings by support officers for dropping litter in the area.

'Civilised way'

Conservative Councillor Nick Paget-Brown, who is cabinet member for community safety and regeneration in the borough, said: "Kensington and Chelsea is one of the most densely built-up boroughs in the country, if not in western Europe.

"There isn't a huge amount of green space. We all have to use the pavements ... in a civilised way. If dogs have done their business on the pavement it is not nice for other people who have to use them."

He said that the fixed-price penalty notices should act as a deterrent to people not to drop litter or let their dogs foul on the pavement.