Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 903321

Environment Protection: Crime

Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal DemocratWinchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit environmental crimes.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency (EA) is the main regulator responsible for the enforcement of environmental law and the prosecution of environmental crime in England. Other regulators responsible for environmental compliance and prosecution in England include loca...

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