Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121091

Fly-tipping

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions has the Environment Agency brought for operating illegal waste sites in each of the last five years.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Successful prosecutions associated with illegal waste sites investigations (where the court hearing date is in the requested timeframe and the verdict is guilty): 2021 – 422022 – 482023 – 472024 – 822025 – 68 This data is subject to change as cases reach ...

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