Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56245

Fly-tipping: Fines

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring repeat offences.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This Government has not made an assessment of the effectiveness of penalties for fly-tipping in deterring repeat offences. We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created. This will build on the sanctions already available ...
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