SOME ‘jobsworth’ council officials have no idea where to draw the line when dealing with the public.

Take the ridiculous case of a five-year-old girl who was fined £150 for selling 50p cups of lemonade on the street.

Her dad, Andre Spicer, said his daughter set up the stall in London for fans going to a music festival.

She just wanted to put a smile on people’s faces, and was really proud of herself, but four enforcement officers started filming her and began reading from a script, explaining that she didn’t have a trading licence.

Andre said: “My daughter burst into tears and clung to me, screaming ‘daddy, daddy, I’ve done a bad thing’.”

Tower Hamlets Council has since cancelled the fine and apologised.

It reminded me of the disgraceful way Inverclyde’s Tommy ‘The Clown’ Armstrong charity champ was treated by overbearing council characters recently in Manchester as he was trying to raise money for the city’s terror attack victims.

The pensioner was collecting for the cause before taking part in a 10k run, but had his cash taken from him by over-zealous council workers who told him he needed a permit.

The officials should have shown common sense, instead of going on about a permit — something which is unheard of at mass races involving many thousands of people.

They claimed Tommy would be posted a receipt for the money, but none has ever materialised — and neither has an apology.