Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100637
Fly-tipping
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025
Question
Shaun Davies
Labour — Telford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to reduce fly-tipping and strengthen the power of local authorities to prevent fly-tipping.
Answer
Mary CreaghWe encourage local councils to make good use of their enforcement powers, which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution action. We are taking steps to develop statutory fly-tipping enforcement guidanc...
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